Sphincter preservation in rectal sarcoma Journal Article
| Authors: | Minsky, B. D.; Cohen, A. M.; Hajdu, S. I.; Nori, D. |
| Article Title: | Sphincter preservation in rectal sarcoma |
| Abstract: | Leiomyosarcoma of the rectum is rare. The standard treatment is abdominoperineal resection and, in the past, radiation therapy has been employed in the palliative setting only. The authors report two additional cases of this rare tumor and its treatment using sphincterpreserving surgery and radiation therapy. In selected patients, conservative surgery followed by radiation therapy (brachytherapy with or without external beam radiation) may be an alternative to radical surgery with the goals of local control of the disease and rectal sphincter preservation. However, more experience and longer follow-up are needed before this approach could be recommended routinely. © 1990 American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. |
| Keywords: | adult; aged; case report; sarcoma; brachytherapy; leiomyosarcoma; rectal neoplasms; rectum cancer; rectal cancer; anus sphincter; middle age; anus; sphincter-preserving surgery; prognosis; human; male; priority journal; article; support, non-u.s. gov't |
| Journal Title: | Diseases of the Colon and Rectum |
| Volume: | 33 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 0012-3706 |
| Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
| Date Published: | 1990-04-01 |
| Start Page: | 319 |
| End Page: | 322 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf02055476 |
| PUBMED: | 2323283 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Source: Scopus |
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