Factors Affecting Circumferential Resection Margin Involvement After Rectal Cancer Excision
โ Scribed by Henry S. Tilney; Paris P. Tekkis; Parvinder S. Sains; Vasilis A. Constantinides; Alexander G. Heriot; on behalf of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 226 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-3706
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## Abstract ## Background Transected tumour in a circumferential line of resection after excision of rectal cancer carries a high likelihood of local recurrence. The aim of this study was to identify independent risk factors for transected tumour and to examine their temporal variability. ## Meth