Rectal neuroendocrine tumor developing lateral lymph node metastasis after curative resection: a case report

Rectal neuroendocrine tumor developing lateral lymph node metastasis after curative resection: a case report

Abstract Background Among gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), rectal NETs account for about one-third of all tumors. Despite the occasional observation of lateral lymph node metastasis in patients with rectal NETs, lateral lymph node recurrence is rare. We present a rare case of lateral l...

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Main Authors: Yoshihisa Tokumaru, Nobuhisa Matsuhashi, Takao Takahashi, Hisashi Imai, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Naoki Okumura, Kazuya Yamaguchi, Kazuhiro Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Neuroendocrine tumor
Lateral lymph node metastasis
Rectum
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-020-01839-2

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