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Important nodal stations in rectal cancer

Important nodal stations in rectal cancer
This axial schematic diagram of the mid rectum shows the three major lymphatic drainage regions that are relevant to rectal cancers.
Modified from:
  1. Matalon SA, Mamon HJ, Fuchs CS, et al. Anorectal cancer: Critical anatomic and staging distinctions that affect use of radiation therapy. Radiographics 2015; 35:2090.
  2. American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Cancer Staging Manual, 8th Edition, Amin MB (Ed), Chicago: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2017.
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