In the natural history of colorectal cancer, recurrence involves 30 to 50% of patients who have undergone curative surgical treatment [1] and occurs, in over 90% of cases, in the first 5 years following exeresis of the primitive tumor [2]. The risk of tumor recurrence is greater in patients presenting at diagnosis with a higher tumor stage (according to the commonly used TNM staging proposed by the American Joint Committee on Cancer, AJCC). The most common sites of colorectal recurrence are, in order,
Titolo: | Surveillance after Curative Resection of Rectal Cancer |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2013 |
Abstract: | In the natural history of colorectal cancer, recurrence involves 30 to 50% of patients who have undergone curative surgical treatment [1] and occurs, in over 90% of cases, in the first 5 years following exeresis of the primitive tumor [2]. The risk of tumor recurrence is greater in patients presenting at diagnosis with a higher tumor stage (according to the commonly used TNM staging proposed by the American Joint Committee on Cancer, AJCC). The most common sites of colorectal recurrence are, in order, |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11368/2721518 |
ISBN: | 9788847026698 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 2.1 Contributo in Volume (Capitolo,Saggio) |
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