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Assessment of the inferior mesenteric vein diameter as a surrogate marker to evaluate response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma
Author(s) -
Akingboye A. A.,
Rajaretnam N.,
Daniels I. R.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
colorectal disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.029
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1463-1318
pISSN - 1462-8910
DOI - 10.1111/codi.13915
Subject(s) - medicine , foundation (evidence) , citation , general hospital , general surgery , library science , archaeology , history , computer science
We read with interest the paper by Ivan CV et al (1) assessing the relationship between inferior mesenteric vein diameter and evidence of extra-mural invasion (EMVI) in rectal cancer. Recent literature has focused on the identification of EMVI on the pre-treatment MRI due to its presence being a major determinant and an important prognostic independent factor for risk stratification of local and distant recurrence [2, 3]. The authors have based their hypothesis and the rationale for using inferior mesenteric vein (IMV) measurement on the emerging evidence that suggested that a correlation existed between splanchnic venous circulation, colorectal cancer and EMVI [3] This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved