Evaluation of lateral pelvic nodes in patients with advanced rectal cancer.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this article is to discuss the importance of lateral pelvic lymph node metastasis as a predictor of local recurrence and survival in patients with advanced rectal cancer.


CONCLUSIONS
Prediction of lateral pelvic nodal staging on MRI shows high accuracy compared with the other imaging modalities. Diffusion-weighted MRI or (18)F-FDG PET/CT may be helpful to assesses lateral pelvic lymph node metastasis.
1 Department of Radiology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Korea.
Dae Jung
DJ
Kim
Jae-Joon
JJ
Chung
Jeong-Sik
JS
Yu
Eun Suk
ES
Cho
Joo Hee
JH
Kim
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010388:Pelvis / Q000473:pathology; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*