Management of synchronous lateral pelvic nodal metastasis in rectal cancer in the era of neoadjuvant chemoradiation: A systemic review

Figure 1 Flow diagram on selection of eligible studies.

Figure 2 Flow diagram on the strategy of management for suspicious lateral pelvic lymph node metastases. LLNM: Lateral pelvic lymph node metastases; CRT: Chemoradiation therapy; TME: Total mesorectal excision; LLND: Lateral pelvic lymph node dissection.