title: [Progress in evaluating lymphatic spread in cancer of rectum: endoscopic rectal lymphoscintigraphy].
abstract: The preoperative evaluation of lymphatic spread in rectal cancer constitutes a problem of difficult solution. A prospective study including 45 patients operated for rectal cancer, has been carried out in order to evaluate the diagnostic value of a new technique: The endoscopic rectal lymphoscintigraphy. The results of preoperative assessment were compared with histological date according to Dukes' classification (Dukes A/B: 22 cases, Dukes C: 23 cases). Analysis of these results allowed to accurate sensitivity (80%), specificity (73%) and accuracy (80%) of this new technique. Combined to endorectal ultrasonography, rectal lymphoscintigraphy might play an overwhelming role in characterising the indications for local excisions of small tumors; similarly, the effect of preoperative radiotherapy might be further evaluated.
authors.affiliation: CMCO, Service de Chirurgie, Schiltigheim.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Arnaud
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adloff
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schloegel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Haegele
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Grobbe
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012007:Rectum
vernacular_title: Un progrès dans l'évaluation de l'extension ganglionnaire des cancers du rectum: la lymphoscintigraphie rectale endoscopique.