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Radical resection for low rectal cancer is the mainstay among the treatment modalities. Intersphincteric resection (ISR) is considered a relatively new but effective surgical treatment for low-lying rectal tumor. As...
The primary goal of surgery for rectal cancer is to achieve an oncologically safe resection, i.e., a radical resection with a sufficient safe margin. Total mesorectal excision has been introduced...
Purpose: Locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) is managed by chemoradiotherapy (CRT), followed by surgery. Herein we reported patients with metastases during or after CRT.
Methods: Data of patients with LARC who...
PURPOSE: Desmoid tumors are locally aggressive tumors with no known potential for metastasis. They tend to recur even after complete excision. Sometimes it is not easy to differentiate between intra-abdominal...