Abstract:<b><i>Background:</i></b> The surgical approach in rectal cancer treatment has evolved in the last decades and a standardized surgical technique for tumor resection – total mesorectal excision – has been established. <b><i>Summary:</i></b> In a multidisciplinary effort with the use of total mesorectal excision in combination with adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatments to compliment surgery disease management can achieve excellent long-term local control and improved… Show more
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