Local recurrence after curative resection for rectal cancer is associated with anterior position of the tumour (Br J Surg 2006; 93: 105– 112)

Local recurrence after curative resectio

Local recurrence after curative resection for rectal cancer is associated with anterior position of the tumour

✍ C. L. H. Chan; E. L. Bokey; P. H. Chapuis; A. A. Renwick; O. F. Dent 📂 Article 📅 2005 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 124 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract ## Background Mobilization of rectal cancer can be difficult if the tumour is located anteriorly and may result in a higher incidence of local recurrence. The aim of this study was to determine whether local recurrence and survival following curative resection of rectal cancer were ass