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Prognostic significance of the circumferential resection margin following total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer
British journal of surgery · 2002 · Vol. 89(3) · pp. 327–334
Arne Wibe✉(St Olav's University Hospital)P R Rendedal(Cancer Registry of Norway)Elisabeth Svensson(Cancer Registry of Norway)Jarle Norstein(Cancer Registry of Norway)T. J. EideH. E. Myrvold(St Olav's University Hospital)Odd Söreide
Abstract
The circumferential margin has a significant and major prognostic impact on the rates of local recurrence, distant metastasis and survival. Information on circumferential margin is important in the selection of patients for postoperative adjuvant therapy.
Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsColorectal and Anal CarcinomasColorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionMedicineColorectal cancerMargin (machine learning)Resection marginTotal mesorectal excisionRadiation therapySurgeryMetastasisAdjuvant therapyDistant metastasis
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AdenocarcinomaAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Metastasis
Funding
- Kreftforeningen
- Norske Legeforening
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