Pathological Tumor–Nodal Response Patterns After Neoadjuvant Treatment for Rectal Cancer: Prognostic Impact of Residual ypN-Positive Disease
Simple Summary Neoadjuvant treatment can completely eliminate the primary rectal tumor while residual cancer remains in regional lymph nodes or tumor deposits. This study examined whether considering primary-tumor and nodal response separately improves prognostic assessment after neoadjuvant treatment. A total of 215 p...