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. 2009 May;70(2):160-82.
doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2008.10.010. Epub 2008 Dec 6.

Rectal cancer

Maria Giulia Zampino  1 , Roberto Labianca, Giordano D Beretta, Elena Magni, Gemma Gatta, Maria Cristina Leonardi, Antonio Chiappa, Roberto Biffi, Filippo de Braud, Jacques Wils
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Rectal cancer

Maria Giulia Zampino et al. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2009 May.

Abstract

Rectal cancer is an important tumour from an epidemiological point of view and represents the benchmark for an optimal use of integrated treatments (surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy) in the oncological practice. The conventional use of total mesorectal excision and the integration with radiochemotherapy, better if preoperatively, are now able to increase survival, to decrease the occurrence of pelvic recurrence and to ameliorate the quality of life of patients. Updated recommendations for the management of these patients are here reported.

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