Risk factors for lateral lymph node metastasis based on the molecular profiling of rectal cancer.
Shunsuke KasaiHitoshi HinoKeiichi HatakeyamaAkio ShiomiHiroyasu KagawaShoichi ManabeYusuke YamaokaTakeshi NagashimaKeiichi OhshimaKenichi UrakamiYasuto AkiyamaAkifumi NotsuYusuke KinugasaKen YamaguchiPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2023)
Lateral lymph node size and CMS4 are useful predictors of LLNM. The combination of CMS classification and size criteria was remarkably sensitive for the diagnosis of LLNM.