Role of the status of the mesorectal fascia in the selection of patients with rectal cancer for preoperative radiation therapy: a retrospective cohort study | Zendy

Marko Šimunović | Zendy; Vanja Grubac | Zendy; Kevin Zbuk | Zendy; Raimond Wong | Zendy; Angela Coates | Zendy

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Role of the status of the mesorectal fascia in the selection of patients with rectal cancer for preoperative radiation therapy: a retrospective cohort study

Author(s) -

Marko Šimunović,

Vanja Grubac,

Kevin Zbuk,

Raimond Wong,

Angela Coates

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.009417

Subject(s) - medicine , total mesorectal excision , colorectal cancer , magnetic resonance imaging , stage (stratigraphy) , fascia , retrospective cohort study , radiation therapy , surgery , radiology , cancer , paleontology , biology

Patients with rectal cancer in whom the mesorectal fascia is threatened by tumour are more likely than all patients with stage II/III disease to benefit from preoperative radiotherapy (RT). The objective of this study was to assess whether the status of the mesorectal fascia versus a stage II/III designation can best inform the use of preoperative RT in patients undergoing major rectal cancer resection.

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