This selection from the NCCN Guidelines for Rectal Cancer focuses on management of
malignant polyps and resectable nonmetastatic rectal cancer because important updates …

Simple Summary Early onset colorectal cancer (defined as colorectal cancer in those less
than 50 years of age) is increasing in incidence worldwide. There are many risk factors for …

Background and aims Although rectal cancer is predominantly a disease of older patients,
current guidelines do not incorporate optimal treatment recommendations for the elderly and …

Background The risk of lymph node metastasis associated with deep submucosal invasion
should be balanced against the mortality and morbidity of total mesorectal excision (TME) …

Background and Aims We aimed to compare the long-term outcomes of patients with high-
risk T1 colorectal cancer (CRC) resected endoscopically who received either additional …

As endoscopic treatment enables en bloc resection of T1 colorectal cancers, the risk of
recurrence, often assimilated to the risk of lymph node metastases, must be assessed in …

Purpose Transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) has been proposed as an alternative
to laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (LapTME) in distal rectal tumors. Despite …

The implementation of bowel cancer screening programs has led to a rise in the incidence of
early rectal cancer. The combination of increased incidence and the growing interest in …

Background It remains unclear the effect of prior endoscopic resection (ER) on the
secondary surgery (SS) for T1 colorectal cancer (CRC). This study aimed to compare the …

Background Endoscopic techniques allow resections of deep submucosal invasion rectal
carcinoma, but mostly are facing issues such as costs, follow-up care or size limit. Our aim …