Preoperative assessment of the circumferential margin in rectal cancer is more informative in treatment planning than the T stage

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 171-176

  Wolberink, S V R C ^a   Beets Tan, R G H ^b   Nagtegaal, I D ^c   Wiggers, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Circumferential resection margin; Diagnostic imaging; Neoplasm staging; Rectal neoplasms; Total mesorectal excision

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; TUMOR MARKER;

ACCURACY; ADVANCED CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FASCIA; HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33749627744     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-006-0275-0     Document Type: Review

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