title: A multidisciplinary clinical treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer complicated with rectovesical fistula: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Rectal cancer with rectovesical fistula is a rare and difficult to treat entity. Here, we describe a case of rectal cancer with rectovesical fistula successfully managed by multimodality treatment. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such case report in the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 51-year-old Chinese man was diagnosed as having rectal cancer accompanied by rectovesical fistula. He underwent treatment with neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy combined with total pelvic excision and adjuvant chemotherapy, as recommended by a multimodality treatment team. Post-operative pathology confirmed the achievement of pathological complete response.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case suggests that a proactive multidisciplinary treatment is needed to achieve complete cure of locally advanced rectal cancer even in the presence of rectovesical fistula.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Colorectal Surgery, Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital, 52 Fu Cheng Lu, Beijing, Haidian District 100142, PR China. zlguj@yahoo.com.cn.
authors.forename: Tiancheng
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ming
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authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhongwu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yong
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authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Lin
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authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Jin
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authors.lastname: Gu