The assessment of nodal involvement in patients with rectal cancer (RC) is fundamental in
disease management. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is routinely used for local and …

Background The management of lateral pelvic lymphadenopathy in low rectal cancer poses
an oncological and technical challenge. Interpretation of the literature is confounded by …

Rectal cancer has the eighth highest cancer incidence worldwide, and it is increasing in
young individuals. However, in countries with a high human development index, mortality is …

Aim To study the prognostic significance of MRI identified tumour deposits (TD), extramural
vascular invasion (EMVI), lymph node metastases (LNM) and pelvic sidewall (PSW) disease …

There has historically been a significant divide in the approach to the management of lateral
pelvic lymph nodes in patients with rectal cancer. These differing paradigms have …

Abstract Background Standard Western management of rectal cancers with pre-treatment
metastatic lateral lymph nodes (LLNs) is neoadjuvant (chemo) radiotherapy (nCRT) followed …

Abstract Background In the West, low rectal cancer patients with abnormal lateral lymph
nodes (LLNs) are commonly treated with neoadjuvant (chemo) radiotherapy (nCRT) …

Introduction Pretreatment enlarged lateral lymph nodes (LLN) in patients with locally
advanced low rectal cancer are predictive for local recurrences after neoadjuvant (chemo) …

The role of lateral lymph node dissection (LLND) during total mesorectal excision (TME) for
rectal cancer is still controversial. Many reviews were published on prophylactic LLND in …

Background This study aimed to clarify the number of lateral pelvic lymph node metastases
of colorectal cancer for which prognosis could be improved by dissection. Methods We …