Abstract:For early, superficial colorectal carcinoma, endoscopic resection is an accepted curative treatment with an
excellent long-term prognosis. Our report is the first report describing endoscopic full-thickness resection
(eFTR) of residual recto-sigmoid carcinoma after radiotherapy. Our patient with cT2N0M0 recto-sigmoid
carcinoma had been treated with radiotherapy because severe comorbidity precluded surgical resection.
When the residual tumor was observed endoscopically, complete remission was achieved by endosc… Show more
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