Oncologically Safe Distal Resection Margins in Rectal Cancer Patients Treated with Chemoradiotherapy

Introduction Although current guidelines recommend distal resection margins (DRM) of 2–5 cm in rectal cancer operation, smaller margins may be safe. We therefore assessed the impact of distal margins on outcomes in patients with rectal cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of gastrointestinal surgery 2012-10, Vol.16 (10), p.1947-1954
Hauptverfasser: Kwak, Jae Young, Kim, Chan Wook, Lim, Seok-Byung, Yu, Chang Sik, Kim, Tae Won, Kim, Jong Hoon, Jang, Se Jin, Kim, Jin Cheon
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