OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to provide an aid to the systematic evaluation of
MRI in staging rectal cancer. CONCLUSION. MRI has been shown to be an effective tool for …

OBJECTIVE. MRI is the modality of choice for rectal cancer staging. The high soft-tissue
contrast of MRI accurately assesses the extramural tumor spread and relation to mesorectal …

AIM OF THE STUDY: In patients from the Dutch TME trial patterns of local recurrence (LR) in
rectal cancer were studied. The purpose was to reconstruct the most likely mechanisms of …

The spread of pelvic tumors to lymph nodes is an important means of tumor dissemination.
Nodal metastases have important management and prognostic impact. Pelvic tumors …

The assessment of nodal involvement in patients with rectal cancer (RC) is fundamental in
disease management. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is routinely used for local and …

Background Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based lymph node staging remains a
significant challenge in the treatment of rectal cancer. Pretreatment evaluation of lymph …

Rectal cancer has the eighth highest cancer incidence worldwide, and it is increasing in
young individuals. However, in countries with a high human development index, mortality is …

Lymph node status is the strongest prognostic factor for survival in colorectal cancer. There
are several guidelines concerning the minimum numbers of lymph nodes that need to be …

In human solid cancer, lymph node status is the most important indicator for clinical
outcome. Recent developments in the sentinel lymph node concept and technology have …

PURPOSE: To apply thin-section T2-weighted magnetic resoance imaging (MRI) to evaluate
the number, size, distribution, and morphology of benign and malignant mesorectal lymph …