Adenocarcinoma of the lower third of the rectum surgically treated with a <10-mm distal clearance: Preliminary results in 35 N0 patients

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 611-615

  Andreola, Salvatore ^a   Leo, Ermanno ^a   Belli, Filiberto ^a   Bonfanti, Giuliano ^a   Sirizzotti, Grazia ^a   Greco, Paolo ^b   Valvo, Francesca ^a   Tomasic, Gorana ^a   Gallino, Gian ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b GARIBALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distal clearance; Local recurrence; Rectal adenocarcinoma; Sphincter saving surgery

Indexed keywords

ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RECTUM RESECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; HUMANS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034902696     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/aso.2001.8.7.611     Document Type: Article

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