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Case Reports
. 2021 Nov 1;64(11):1313-1318.
doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002241.

Management of Early-Stage Rectal Cancer

Justin M Greco  1 , Jonathan S Abelson  2
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Case Reports

Management of Early-Stage Rectal Cancer

Justin M Greco et al. Dis Colon Rectum. .

Abstract

A 59-year-old man underwent screening colonoscopy that identified a 2-cm rectal polyp in the posterior midline, 7 cm from the anal verge. Biopsy revealed a tubular adenoma with high-grade dysplasia. The patient underwent a robotic-assisted transanal minimally invasive surgery with full-thickness excision (Fig. 1). Final pathology confirmed a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma extending into the submucosa (sm2). There was no lymphovascular or perineural invasion, and the radial margin was 5 mm.

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