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Treatment alternatives. Localized rectal cancer
Cancer
|December 1, 1984
Summary
Local surgical excision, or "total biopsy," is recommended for selected superficial rectal cancers. This approach allows for accurate staging and can be definitive treatment if prognostic factors are favorable.
Area of Science:
- Colorectal Surgery
- Surgical Oncology
- Gastrointestinal Pathology
Background:
- Superficial rectal cancers in the low or mid rectum present a treatment challenge.
- Local treatment is feasible for selected lesions that are not anaplastic and accessible.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose initial local surgical excision as a
Main Methods:
- Local surgical excision as a
Main Results:
- This approach allows identification of prognostic factors like full-thickness invasion, incomplete excision, poor differentiation, and vascular invasion.
- Favorable prognostic factors indicate the total biopsy can be definitive treatment.
Conclusions:
- Initial local surgical excision as a
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