Preoperative staging represents a crucial point for the management, type of surgery, and
candidacy for neoadjuvant therapy in patient with rectal cancer. The most recent clinical …

Preoperative staging is now an essential factor in the multidisciplinary management of rectal
cancer because tumor stage is the strongest predictive factor for recurrence. Preoperative …

Developments in rectal cancer imaging have revolutionised the management of this
condition. It has become increasingly important for oncologists and surgeons to have a …

Background: Rectal tumor treatment strategies are individually tailored based on tumor
stage, and yield different rates of posttreatment morbidity, mortality, and local recurrence …

It is essential in treating rectal cancer to have adequate preoperative imaging, as accurate
staging can influence the management strategy, type of resection, and candidacy for …

Developments in surgical technique, adjuvant therapy, and a greater appreciation of the
significance of the lateral extent of rectal cancer, have been matched in technical …

AIM: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of pelvic phased-array magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) and endorectal ultrasonography (ERUS) in the preoperative staging of rectal …

Background: Endorectal Ultrasonography (EUS-ERUS) and pelvic magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) are world-wide performed for the local staging of rectal cancer (RC), but no …

In the last decades, we have seen dramatic improvements in the outcomes of patients with
rectal cancer. The rate of local recurrence has decreased, the probability of survival has …

Rectal cancer is one of the most frequent neoplasias, with an incidence of 40 in 100 000. For
the effective use of new, differentiated treatment options, exact preoperative tumour staging …