Purpose The significance of lateral pelvic lymph nodes (LPLN) in rectal cancer remains
unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine the outcome of patients with LPLNs …

BACKGROUND: Despite the use of neoadjuvant chemoradiation and total mesorectal
excision for rectal cancer, lateral pelvic lymph node recurrence is still an important problem …

Objective: Lateral pelvic lymph node (LPLN) metastases are an important cause of
preventable local failure in rectal cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical and …

Aim There is current debate about the optimal management of lateral pelvic lymph nodes
(LPLNs) in rectal cancer between Western and Eastern centres. This paper aims to report …

Purpose We examined the association between pathological lateral pelvic lymph node
(LPLN) metastasis and the LPLN diameter in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer …

Objective: Assess the significance of enlarged lateral lymph nodes (LLN) for disease
recurrence, metastasis, and organ preservation in patients with rectal cancer. Background …

Patients with low rectal cancer who have enlarged lateral pelvic lymph nodes are known to
have a worse prognosis. There is however uncertainty over what constitutes a lateral pelvic …

Background The management of lateral pelvic lymph nodes for rectal cancer is a topical and
controversial issue. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between lateral …

Introduction The optimal management of patients with radiologically positive lateral pelvic
lymph nodes in locally advanced rectal cancer remains unclear. We compared local …

Preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) with total mesorectal excision (TME) is the widely
accepted treatment for rectal cancer (rc) in Western countries. However, there remains …