Efficacy of lateral lymph node dissection for local control of rectal cancer: A multicenter study

Autor: Yusuke Tanaka, Hitoshi Hino, Akio Shiomi, Kay Uehara, Jun Watanabe, Takeshi Nishikawa, Hideki Ueno, Yusuke Kinugasa, Kazushige Kawai, Yoichi Ajioka
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, Vol 8, Iss 4, Pp 631-638 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2475-0328
DOI: 10.1002/ags3.12789
Popis: Abstract Background This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of lateral lymph node dissection (LLND) for rectal cancer by comparing the local control in patients with and without pathological lateral lymph node metastasis (LLNM). Methods We included 189 patients with rectal cancer who underwent total mesorectal excision and LLND at 13 institutions between 2017 and 2019. Patients with and without pathological LLNM were defined as the pLLNM (+) and (−) groups, respectively. Propensity score‐matching helped to balance the basic characteristics of both groups. The incidences of local recurrence (LR) and lateral lymph node recurrence (LLNR) were compared between the groups. Results In the entire cohort, 39 of the 189 patients had pathological LLNM. The 3‐year LR and LLNR rates were 18.3% and 4.0% (p = 0.01) and 7.7% and 3.3% (p = 0.22) in the pLLNM (+) and (−) groups, respectively. After propensity score matching, the data from 62 patients were analyzed. No significant differences in LR or LLNR were observed between both groups. The 3‐year LR and LLNR rates were 16.4% and 9.8% (p = 0.46) and 9.7% and 9.8% (p = 0.99) in the pLLNM (+) and (−) groups, respectively. Conclusion LLND would lead to comparable local control in the pLLNM (+) and (−) groups if the clinicopathological characteristics except for LLNM are similar.
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