Current issues in colorectal cancer surgery Journal Article
| Authors: | Guillem, J. G.; Cohen, A. M. |
| Article Title: | Current issues in colorectal cancer surgery |
| Abstract: | Increased understanding of the pathology and natural history of colorectal cancer has led to significant advances in the management of this disease. Surgical management of rectal cancer currently includes a spectrum of operative procedures ranging from radical operations to innovative sphincter-preserving techniques. At one end of the spectrum, 5% to 10% of patients present with small, superfically invasive rectal cancers amenable to a curative local excision. At the other end, a subset of patients present with locally advanced rectal cancers that require multimodality therapy, including sharp pelvic dissection with en-bloc resection of involved organs. However, the majority of rectal cancer patients present with nonfixed, yet deeply invasive, lesions requiring either a low anterior resection (LAR) or an abdominal perineal resection (APR). This report will address the controversies in the surgical management of colorectal cancer. |
| Keywords: | cancer surgery; excision; surgical technique; review; combined modality therapy; cancer diagnosis; laparoscopy; lymph node excision; colorectal cancer; colorectal neoplasms; cancer invasion; colorectal surgery; treatment contraindication; colon; anastomosis, surgical; rectum; rectum anterior resection; proctocolectomy, restorative; surgical stapling; autonomic pathways; humans; human; priority journal |
| Journal Title: | Seminars in Oncology |
| Volume: | 26 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| ISSN: | 0093-7754 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 1999-10-01 |
| Start Page: | 505 |
| End Page: | 513 |
| Language: | English |
| PUBMED: | 10528898 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| DOI/URL: | |
| Notes: | Review -- Export Date: 16 August 2016 -- Source: Scopus |
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