Tag Archives: rectal cancer
Past, present and future management of low-lying rectal cancers
In recent decades, great strides have been made in the management of the hardest to treat rectal cancers. If diagnosed with a low rectal cancer in the 1970s or 1980s, it was likely that after surgery the
Mesorectum: functional lymphatic anatomy
Today total excision of the mesorectum is considered an essential step in surgery of rectal cancer. Knowledge of its lymphatic apparatus confirms the value of this procedure and explains some characteristics of rectal cancer pathology. The mesorectum
