Prognostic significance of enlarged paraaortic lymph nodes detected during left-sided colorectal cancer surgery: a single-center retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Very few studies have been conducted on the treatment strategy for enlarged paraaortic lymph nodes (PALNs) incidentally detected during surgery. The purpose of this study was to investigate the benefit of lymph node dissection in patients with incidentally detected enlarged PALNs...

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Main Authors: Jaram Lee, Hyeong-min Park, Soo Young Lee, Chang Hyun Kim, Hyeong Rok Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-020-02118-w