title: Extended lymphadenectomy in rectal cancer is debatable.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, MC 5095, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. mallaix@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu
authors.forename: Marco E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Allaix
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fichera
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D017537:Mesenteric Artery, Inferior / Q000601:surgery; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome