Management, treatment and prognostic significance of lateral lymph node metastases in rectal cancer-a regional cohort study.

Erik AggerV ÅkerlundO EkbergF JörgrenM L LydrupP Buchwald

Published in: International journal of colorectal disease (2021)

Lateral lymph node metastases present a challenging clinical situation. The present study shows that combination of neoadjuvant therapy and selective LLND is an applicable strategy in cases of MRI-positive LLN.

Keyphrases

lymph node
rectal cancer
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
locally advanced
sentinel lymph node
minimally invasive
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
computed tomography
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
magnetic resonance
combination therapy
replacement therapy