Efficacy of positron emission tomography in diagnosis of lateral lymph node metastases in patients with rectal Cancer: a retrospective study

Efficacy of positron emission tomography in diagnosis of lateral lymph node metastases in patients with rectal Cancer: a retrospective study

Abstract Background The presence of lateral pelvic lymph node (LLN) metastasis is an essential prognostic factor in rectal cancer patients. Thus, preoperative diagnosis of LLN metastasis is clinically important to determine the therapeutic strategy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy...

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Main Authors: Ryohei Yukimoto, Mamoru Uemura, Takahiro Tsuboyama, Tsuyoshi Hata, Shiki Fujino, Takayuki Ogino, Norikatsu Miyoshi, Hidekazu Takahashi, Taishi Hata, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Tsunekazu Mizushima, Akira Kida, Mamoru Furuyashiki, Yuichiro Doki, Hidetoshi Eguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Positron emission tomography
Lateral pelvic lymph node
Rectal cancer
Maximum standardized uptake value; metastases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08278-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08278-6

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