Open AccessRates of Circumferential Resection Margin Involvement Vary Between Surgeons and Predict Outcomes in Rectal Cancer Surgery
Author(s) -
K Birbeck,
Christopher P. Macklin,
Nicholas J. Tiffin,
Wendy J Parsons,
M. F. Dixon,
N Mapstone,
C R Abbott,
Nigel Scott,
P. J. Finan,
David A. Johnston,
Philip Quirke
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200204000-00001
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , surgery , cancer , stage (stratigraphy) , survival analysis , carcinoma , survival rate , rectal carcinoma , paleontology , biology
To analyze the potential variability in rates of circumferential resection margin (CRM) involvement between different surgeons and time periods and to determine the suitability of using CRM status as an immediate predictor of outcome after rectal cancer surgery.