Fig. 7From: Re-staging and follow-up of rectal cancer patients with MR imaging when “Watch-and-Wait” is an option: a practical guideComplete lymph node response. A 42 year-old male presented with a low mrT3a (not shown) mrN1a (arrow in a–c) EMVI− CRM+ rectal cancer. He underwent NAT and was re-staged. The positive lymph node showed a pronounced reduction in size after NAT, with a short axis reduction of 70% and a short axis < 5 mm (e). On T2-WI, the lymph node became too small to characterise (e). The lymph node was not visible on re-staging high b value DWI (f) and disappeared also on T2-WI at 1-year follow up MR imaging (g–i). Patient is currently under W&W with no clinical signs of viable local or distant diseaseBack to article page