Lateral pelvic lymph node dissection after neoadjuvant chemo-radiation for preoperative enlarged lateral nodes in advanced low rectal cancer: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Lateral lymph node (LLN) metastasis is a major cause of local recurrence of advanced rectal cancer. Although there is much controversy between Western and Eastern countries on whether lateral pelvic lymph node dissection (LLND) or neoadjuvant chemo-radiation (nCRT) is preferable for the...

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Autores principales: Wei, Mingtian, Wu, Qingbin, Fan, Chuanwen, Li, Yan, Chen, Xiangzheng, Zhou, Zongguang, Han, Junhong, Wang, Ziqiang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5123316/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27884204
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1695-4

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