Abstract
The authors review their experience in the surgical management of rectal cancer. They analyze rectal malignancies and their recurrences from natural history to surgical strategies and survival rates. In particular, the need to perform extended operations in order to offer patients a better prognosis is discussed.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Carcinoma / mortality
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Carcinoma / pathology
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Carcinoma / surgery*
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Female
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Humans
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Lymph Node Excision
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Lymphatic Metastasis
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / mortality
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / surgery*
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Neoplasm Staging
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Prognosis
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Rectal Neoplasms / mortality
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Rectal Neoplasms / pathology
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Rectal Neoplasms / surgery*
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Rectum / surgery*