Prophylactic lateral pelvic lymph node dissection in stageⅣlow rectal cancer

• 作 者: Hiroshi Tamura Yoshifumi Shima
• 机 构: DivisionofDigestiveandGeneralSurgery,DepartmentofDigestiveandGeneralSurgery,DepartmentofSurgery
• 出 处: 世界临床肿瘤学杂志
• 发表日期: 2017年5期
• 关键词: PROPHYLACTIC LATERAL PELVIC LYMPH node dissection StageⅣ Low RECTAL cancer

AIM To assess the clinical significance of prophylactic lateral pelvic lymph node dissection(LPLND)in stageⅣlow rectal cancer.METHODS We selected 71 consecutive stageⅣlow rectal cancer patients who underwent primary tumor resection,and enrolled 50 of thes