The Effect of Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy on Lymph Node Harvest After Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer

PURPOSE:This study was designed to evaluate whether preoperative chemoradiotherapy reduces the number of lymph nodes harvested after total mesorectal excision of rectal cancer. METHODS:From January 1995 to December 2007, 168 consecutive patients with rectal cancer underwent total mesorectal excision...

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Published in:	Diseases of the colon & rectum Vol. 52; no. 8; pp. 1470 - 1474
Main Authors:	Taflampas, Panagiotis, Christodoulakis, Manousos, Gourtsoyianni, Sofia, Leventi, Katerina, Melissas, John, Tsiftsis, Dimitrios D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hagerstown, MDc The ASCRS 01-08-2009 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Subjects:	Adenocarcinoma - secondary Adenocarcinoma - therapy Aged Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Colectomy - methods Female Follow-Up Studies Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Humans Lymph Node Excision - methods Lymph Nodes - pathology Lymphatic Metastasis Male Medical sciences Neoplasm Staging - methods Preoperative Care - methods Prognosis Radiotherapy, Adjuvant Rectal Neoplasms - pathology Rectal Neoplasms - therapy Retrospective Studies Stomach, duodenum, intestine, rectum, anus Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the digestive system Tissue and Organ Harvesting - methods Tumors Lymph node retrieval Proctectomy Rectal disease Lymph node Rectal cancer Preoperative chemoradiotherapy Malignant tumor Rectum cancer Radiotherapy Chemoradiotherapy Lymph nodes Preoperative radiotherapy Treatment Gastroenterology Digestive diseases Intestinal disease Preoperative Anorectal disease Cancer
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