Lateral pelvic lymph node dissection for low rectal cancers: A review on current practice |
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| Authors: | Karen Chung‐Ling Au Yeung Hester Yui‐Shan Cheung Chung‐Ngai Tang |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong |
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| Abstract: | The management of rectal cancer with lateral lymph node involvement is distinctly different between Japan and Western countries. In Japan, total mesorectal excision (TME) surgery followed by autonomic nerve‐preserving lateral pelvic lymph node dissection (LPND) is the standard surgical treatment, whereas in Western countries, patients are subjected to neoadjuvant cheomoradiotherapy followed by TME surgery. The present study aims to explore the current practice and role of LPND in rectal cancer. |
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| Keywords: | lateral lymph node lateral pelvic lymph node dissection rectal cancer total mesorectal excision |
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