Pathologic Complete Response implies a fewer number of lymph nodes in specimen of rectal cancer patients treated by neoadjuvant therapy and total mesorectal excision

Studies have suggested that the use of neoadjuvant chemoradiation results in a lower lymph nodes yield in rectal cancer patients.

Source: International Journal of Surgery - July 5, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Leonardo Alfonso Bustamante-Lopez, Caio Sergio Rizkallah Nahas, Sergio Carlos Nahas, Carlos Frederico Sparapan Marques, Rodrigo Ambar Pinto, Guilherme Cutait Cotti, Antonio Rocco Imperiale, Evandro Sobroza de Mello, Ulysses Ribeiro Junior, Ivan Cecconnelo Tags: Original Research Source Type: research