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Lateral pelvic lymph node dissection for low rectal cancers: A review on current practice
Author(s) -
Au Yeung Karen ChungLing,
Cheung Hester YuiShan,
Tang ChungNgai
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
surgical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.109
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 1744-1633
pISSN - 1744-1625
DOI - 10.1111/1744-1633.12159
Subject(s) - medicine , total mesorectal excision , dissection (medical) , lymph node , colorectal cancer , surgery , general surgery , cancer
The management of rectal cancer with lateral lymph node involvement is distinctly different between J apan and Western countries. In J apan, 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.