[Reoperation in rectal cancer (author's transl)].
Carcinoma of the rectum is reported to have a local recurrence rate of 3-48 percent. In 80 percent of cases, recurrence appears within 2 years after the first operation. The possible causes of its occurrence and its localization are discussed. Early diagnosis is important. Follow-up examinations are therefore necessary every 3 months in the first 2 years. Curative secondary operations are rare. In pelvic, perineal, and genital recurrence, radiation therapy is usually considered to be the treatment of choice.
D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*
29. Reinterventionen beim Rectimcarcinom