MRI in the assessment of rectal cancer From: Synergy | Date: December 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright Society & College of Radiographers Dec 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

In the management of rectal carcinoma there is controversy as to the incidence of local recurrence after surgery. The development of local recurrence is a disaster for the patient and for the surgeon may be described as treatment failure. Similarly in treating patients with rectal cancer we are all aware that surgical morbidity, functional outcome and the resulting quality of life following treatment are the prime concerns for the patient. Recent evidence from the literature suggests that neo-adjuvant (pre-operative) radiotherapy is associated with lower rates of recurrence.1 However, this ...

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