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From: Can neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy before lateral pelvic lymph node dissection improve local control and prognosis in rectal cancer patients with clinically suspected lateral lymph node metastasis? A multicenter lateral node study in China

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Grouping and PSM flowchart. TME, total mesorectal excision; LPND, lateral pelvic lymph node dissection; nCRT, neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy; PSM, propensity score matching; LPN, lateral pelvic lymph node; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; BMI, body mass index; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; LN, lateral lymph node

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