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Indication and Benefit of Pelvic Sidewall Dissection for Rectal Cancer
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum · 2006 · Vol. 49(11) · pp. 1663–1672
Kenichi Sugihara✉(Tokyo Medical and Dental University)Hirotoshi Kobayashi(Tokyo Medical and Dental University)Tomoyuki Kato(Aichi Cancer Center)Takeo Mori(Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital)Hidetaka Mochizuki(National Defense Medical College)Shingo Kameoka(Tokyo Women's Medical University)Kazuo Shirouzu(Kurume University)Tetsuichiro Muto(The Cancer Institute Hospital)
Abstract
Positive lateral lymph node was the strongest predictor in both survival and local recurrence. Pelvic sidewall dissection may be indicated for patients with T3-T4 lower rectal cancers because of the greater probability of positive lateral lymph nodes.
Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsColorectal and Anal CarcinomasGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicineLymphDissection (medical)Lymph nodeColorectal cancerMetastasisAdenocarcinomaStage (stratigraphy)Multivariate analysisSurgery
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AdenocarcinomaFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansJapanLymph Node ExcisionLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisProspective StudiesRectal NeoplasmsRectumRetrospective Studies
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