LOCAL RECURRENCE OF RECTAL ADENOCARCINOMA DUE TO INADEQUATE SURGICAL RESECTION: Histopathological Study of Lateral Tumour Spread and Surgical Excision

Total mesorectal excision and local recu

Total mesorectal excision and local recurrence: A study of tumour spread in the mesorectum distal to rectal cancer

✍ Dr N. Scott; P. Jackson; T. Al-Jaberi; M. F. Dixon; P. Quirke; P. J. Finan 📂 Article 📅 1995 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 397 KB 👁 2 views

## Abstract Total mesorectal excision (TME) appears to be associated with a reduced local recurrence rate following surgery for rectal cancer. Of 20 patients with rectal cancer in whom TME was performed, adenocarcinoma was found in the distal mesorectum in four. Distal mesorectal spread often exten