Rectal Cancer and Lateral Lymph Node Staging

Lateral Lymph Nodes in Rectal Cancer: Do we all Think the Same ...

Lateral lymph nodes in low, locally advanced, rectal cancer have proven implications for local recurrence rates, which increase drastically in the presence of ...

Lymph Nodes Evaluation in Rectal Cancer: Where Do We Stand ...

Inguinal LNs are considered non-regional (M-stage) as well, except for distal RC extending below the dentate line, and therefore considered regional LN as in ...

Rectal cancer (staging) | Radiology Reference Article - Radiopaedia

Nx: regional nodes cannot be assessed · N0: no regional lymph node metastases · N1: metastasis in 1-3 regional (perirectal) lymph nodes. N1a: ...

Prognostic Implications of Lateral Lymph Nodes in Rectal Cancer

To analyze lateral lymph node characteristics, the role of downsizing on restaging MRI, and associated local recurrence rates for patients with cT3–4 rectal ...

Rectal Cancer MR staging 3.0 - The Radiology Assistant

In TME the entire mesorectal compartment including the rectum, surrounding mesorectal fat and perirectal lymph nodes are completely removed ...

Management of lateral pelvic lymph nodes in rectal cancer

Lateral pelvic lymph node (LPLN) involvement occurs in 10%–25% of rectal cancer cases. Total mesorectal excision (TME) with routine LPLN ...

Lateral lymph node dissection in rectal cancer: State of the art review

Half of the local regional recurrences from rectal cancer are nowadays located in the lateral compartments, most likely due to lateral lymph node (LLN) ...

The role of lateral pelvic lymph node dissection in advanced rectal ...

Metastatic lateral pelvic lymph nodes (LPNs) in rectal cancer significantly impact the prognosis and treatment strategies. Western practices ...

Management of lateral pelvic lymph nodes in rectal cancer

It suggests nodes with short-axis diameter (SAD) > 7 mm at the internal iliac and obturator levels as suspicious at initial staging, while post- ...

Evaluation of Lateral Pelvic Nodes in Patients With Advanced Rectal ...

CONCLUSION. Prediction of lateral pelvic nodal staging on MRI shows high accuracy compared with the other imaging modalities. Diffusion-weighted MRI or ...

Controversies in the Management of Lateral Pelvic Lymph Nodes in ...

The presence of metastatic lymph nodes in lower rectal cancer is essential as it may determine the patient's treatment. Nowadays, patients are provided with a ...

Evaluation of Lateral Pelvic Nodes in Patients With Advanced Rectal ...

These findings indicate that lateral pelvic recurrence is a major cause of local recurrence, and suspicious metastatic lymph nodes (LNs) in the lateral pelvic ...

Risk Factors for Complications Following Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node ...

Lateral pelvic lymph node (LLN) metastasis occurs in 10-25% of patients with rectal cancer, affecting their oncological outcomes (6-8). LLN dissection (LLND) ...

Current controversies in TNM for the radiological staging of rectal ...

Lateral lymph nodes ... According to TNM definitions, any nodes within the mesorectum and in the distal sigmoid mesocolon, as well as nodes in the ...

Lateral Nodal Features on Restaging Magnetic Resonance Imaging ...

In the first publication of the Lateral Node Study Consortium with a total of 1216 patients, it was shown that pretreatment lateral lymph node ( ...

Rectal cancer lexicon 2023 revised and updated consensus ...

Initial staging criteria for suspicious locoregional lateral pelvic side lymph nodes For internal iliac and obturator lymph nodes, a size of ...

Progress in the diagnosis of lymph node metastasis in rectal cancer

The accurate detection of lymph node metastasis and staging is essential and well-acknowledged for making appropriate treatment plans and ...

Does Lateral Pelvic Lymph node matters in rectal cancer - OAText

According to the TNM staging, involvement of the internal iliac group of nodes is considered as regional disease whereas the external and common iliac nodes are ...

Significance of Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Size in Predicting ...

In fact, the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum Guidelines recommend bilateral LLND for patients with locally advanced low rectal cancer that ...

Rectal Cancer and Lateral Lymph Node Staging - MDPI

The patients were evaluated according to locoregional rectal cancer and lateral lymph node (LLN) staging, and re-staging was performed using MRI images after ...