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Radical surgery with total mesorectal excision in patients with T1 rectal cancer

Radical resection with total mesorectal excision (TME) is the accepted standard of care for most rectal cancers. However, T1 rectal cancers may be at low risk for metastases and are therefore treatable with local resection. The aim of our study was to investigate whether the identification of these...

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Main Authors: Kulu, Yakup (Author) , Müller, Beat P. (Author) , Bruckner, Thomas (Author) , Gehrig, Tobias (Author) , Büchler, Markus W. (Author) , Bergmann, Frank (Author) , Ulrich, Alexis (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2015
In: Annals of surgical oncology
Year: 2015, Volume: 22, Issue: 6, Pages: 2051-2058
ISSN:1534-4681
DOI:10.1245/s10434-014-4179-3
Online Access:Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-014-4179-3
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1245%2Fs10434-014-4179-3
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Author Notes:Yakup Kulu, Beat P. Müller-Stich, Thomas Bruckner, Tobias Gehrig, Markus W. Büchler, Frank Bergmann, and Alexis Ulrich
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Summary:Radical resection with total mesorectal excision (TME) is the accepted standard of care for most rectal cancers. However, T1 rectal cancers may be at low risk for metastases and are therefore treatable with local resection. The aim of our study was to investigate whether the identification of these patients is possible through existing selection criteria.
Item Description:Published online: 21 October 2014
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ISSN:1534-4681
DOI:10.1245/s10434-014-4179-3

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