Progress in rectal cancer staging and treatment.
Colorectal cancer poses a worldwide major health issue. Rectal cancer has somewhat distanced itself from colonic cancer as a different oncologic entity, due to differences in diagnosis and treatment. Several developments over the last years have improved screening, diagnostics, pre-operative therapy, surgical techniques and postoperative patient care. The multidisciplinary approach to rectal cancer, mainly through the co-operation of surgeons, oncologists and radiologists, seems to be one of the most important steps in the management of that disease.
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4th Surgical Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Antheon 1, Panorama, 55236 Thessaloniki, Greece. mpramateftakis@hotmail.com
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Vrakas
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Tsachalis
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Raptis
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Makrantonakis
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Koukouritaki
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Kanellos
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D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*