The effect of preoperative chemoradiotherapy on lymph nodes harvested in TME for rectal cancer

Scabini, Stefano; Montecucco, Fabrizio; Nencioni, Alessio; Zoppoli, Gabriele; Sartini, Marina; Rimini, Edoardo; Massobrio, Andrea; De Marini, Luisito; Poggi, Alessandro; Boaretto, Roberto; Romairone, Emanuele; Ballestrero, Alberto; Ferrando, Valter

doi:10.1186/1477-7819-11-292

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The effect of preoperative chemoradiotherapy on lymph nodes harvested in TME for rectal cancer

ContributorsScabini, Stefano; Montecucco, Fabrizio; Nencioni, Alessio; Zoppoli, Gabriele; Sartini, Marina; Rimini, Edoardo; Massobrio, Andrea; De Marini, Luisito; Poggi, Alessandro; Boaretto, Roberto; Romairone, Emanuele; Ballestrero, Alberto; Ferrando, Valter

Published inWorld journal of surgical oncology, vol. 11, 292

Publication date2013

Abstract

Adequate lymph nodes resection in rectal cancer is important for staging and local control. This retrospective analysis single center study evaluated the effect of neoadjuvant chemoradiation on the number of lymph nodes in rectal carcinoma, considering some clinicopathological parameters.

Keywords

Adenocarcinoma/pathology/therapy
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Chemoradiotherapy
Digestive System Surgical Procedures
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Lymph Node Excision
Lymph Nodes/pathology/surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Neoadjuvant Therapy
Neoplasm Grading
Neoplasm Staging
Preoperative Care
Prognosis
Rectal Neoplasms/pathology/therapy
Retrospective Studies
Survival Rate

Affiliation

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

Research group

L'athérosclérose et ses complications cliniques (591)

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SCABINI, Stefano et al. The effect of preoperative chemoradiotherapy on lymph nodes harvested in TME for rectal cancer. In: World journal of surgical oncology, 2013, vol. 11, p. 292. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-11-292

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PID : unige:77545
DOI : 10.1186/1477-7819-11-292
PMID : 24246069

ISSN of the journal1477-7819

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The effect of preoperative chemoradiotherapy on lymph nodes harvested in TME for rectal cancer

Adequate lymph nodes resection in rectal cancer is important for staging and local control. This retrospective analysis single center study evaluated the effect of neoadjuvant chemoradiation on the number of lymph nodes in rectal carcinoma, considering some clinicopathological parameters.

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