Molecular Imaging 2017

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Relevance of Pelvic Side Wall Nodal Involvement

 Lower DFS in patients with suspicious PSW nodes BUT

70.7%

 Presence of suspicious nodes had no impact in patients undergoing pre-operative CRT  Presence of suspicious PSW nodes not an independent prognostic variable

42%

MERCURY study, n=325, 11.7% with MRI suspicious PSW nodes

MERCURY study group. Br J Surg 2011; 98: 1798-804