[The role of lymphadenectomy in the surgical treatment of cancer of the left colon and rectum]. / Il ruolo della linfectomia nella terapia chirurgica del cancro del colon sinistro e del retto.

The study of 89 cases of left colon and rectum cancer treated with oncology lymphectomy of II and III level, permits to confirm the main role of this surgical practice for a right tumoral stadiation. It's also confirmed the therapeutic role of lymphectomy with a 5 years follow-up, with a rescue of C1 cases, without a significative advantage of the extension to the III level.