The prognostic impact of the number of lymph nodes retrieved after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy with mesorectal excision for rectal cancer

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Kim, Young Wan ^a   Kim, Nam Kyu ^a   Min, Byung Soh ^a   Lee, Kang Young ^a   Sohn, Seung Kook ^a   Cho, Chang Hwan ^a   Kim, Hoguen ^a   Keum, K Chang ^a   Ahn, Jung Bai ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mesorectal excision; Neoadjuvant chemoradiation; Rectal neoplasm; Retrieved lymph node

Indexed keywords

5 CHLORO 2,4 DIHYDROXYPYRIDINE PLUS OXONATE POTASSIUM PLUS TEGAFUR; CAPECITABINE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; IRINOTECAN;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; RECTUM TUMOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 67649391022     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.21299     Document Type: Article

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