Circumferential margin involvement after mesorectal excision of rectal cancer with curative intent
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum1998Vol. 41(8), pp. 979–983
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N. R. Hall, P J Finan, Tareq Al‐Jaberi, C. S. Tsang, Steven R. Brown, Michael F. Dixon, Philip Quirke
Abstract
When mesorectal excision is performed, circumferential margin involvement is more an indicator of advance disease than inadequate local surgery. Patients with an involved margin may die from distant disease before local recurrence becomes apparent.
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