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Extended Lymphadenectomy in Rectal Cancer Is Debatable

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Because of the major improvements in local control and survival with neoadjuvant combined modality therapy and total mesorectal excision, extended lymph node dissection plays a very limited role in rectal cancer surgery.

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Allaix, M.E., Fichera, A. Extended Lymphadenectomy in Rectal Cancer Is Debatable. World J Surg 37, 1814–1820 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-013-2030-9

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