The number of retrieved lymph nodes needed for accurate staging differs based on the presence of preoperative chemoradiation for rectal cancer
The aim of this study is to investigate if retrieval of 12 lymph nodes (LNs) is sufficient to avoid stage migration as well as to evaluate the prognostic impact of insufficient LN retrieval in different treatment settings of rectal cancer, particularly in the case of preoperative chemoradiotherapy (...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Health
2016
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5044902/ |