title: The current management of rectal cancer.
authors.affiliation: Surgery Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Howard M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Najjia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mahmoud
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Fry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003107:Colorectal Surgery / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016737:Proctocolectomy, Restorative / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome