Comparative study of oncologic efficacy of cephalomedial to lateral dissection versus medial to lateral dissection in laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: An RCT study.

Hi-Ju HongXuan ZhaoChao-Ran YuJing SunFeng DongLu ZangAi-Guo LuBo FengMing-Liang WangMin-Hao YuZheng-Jun QiuBi-Yun QianLi XieAbe FingerhutMin-Hua ZhengJun-Jun MaMin Zhong

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2021)

Dissection of No. 253 lymph nodes may be important to improve clinical prognosis, but further studies with larger samples are needed to confirm this finding.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
locally advanced
lymph node
minimally invasive
robot assisted
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
prostate cancer
early stage
radical prostatectomy
case control