Abstract:Purpose
The standard of care for early rectal cancer is radical surgery; however, it carries high postoperative morbidity. This study aimed to assess the short-term and oncological outcomes of local excision and adjuvant radiotherapy in patients with high-risk pathological stage (p) T1 rectal cancer.
Methods
Fifty-five patients underwent local excision with adjuvant radiotherapy or radical resection for high-risk T1 rectal cancer. Patients with adenocarcinoma within 10 … Show more
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