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Lymph node retrieval after resection of rectal cancer following preoperative chemoradiotherapy
- Tadas Latkauskas,
- Paulius Lizdenis,
- Rasa Jančiauskienė,
- Darius Pranys,
- Algimantas Tamelis and
- Dainius Pavalkis
Background. According to the current guidelines of proper TNM staging, 12 lymph nodes per specimen are crucial. This study assessed the role of preoperative radiochemotherapy on the number of lymph nodes detected in the tumor-bearing specimen. Mater...

