TY - JOUR
T1 - Distal clearance margin of 1 cm or less
T2 - A safe distance in lower rectum cancer surgery
AU - Leo, Ermanno
AU - Belli, Filiberto
AU - Miceli, Rosalba
AU - Mariani, Luigi
AU - Gallino, GianFrancesco F.
AU - Battaglia, Luigi
AU - Vannelli, Alberto
AU - Andreola, Salvatore
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic role of distal clearance margin (DCM) in lower rectum cancer surgery. Materials and methods: Two-hundred-three cancer patients underwent total rectal resection, possibly followed by adjuvant chemoradiotherapy. DCM was classified as positive or negative (
AB - Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic role of distal clearance margin (DCM) in lower rectum cancer surgery. Materials and methods: Two-hundred-three cancer patients underwent total rectal resection, possibly followed by adjuvant chemoradiotherapy. DCM was classified as positive or negative (
KW - Distal resection margin
KW - Rectal cancer
KW - Surgery
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U2 - 10.1007/s00384-008-0604-z
DO - 10.1007/s00384-008-0604-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 18931846
AN - SCOPUS:59649114682
VL - 24
SP - 317
EP - 322
JO - International Journal of Colorectal Disease
JF - International Journal of Colorectal Disease
SN - 0179-1958
IS - 3
ER -