Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with excision is a potential approach to reduce local and distal relapse of rectal tumors, reducing locoregional recurrence in stage II/III rectal cancer. 18 There is no ...

Association of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) molecular disease (MRD) detection with lymph node metastasis after local excision of pathological T1 colorectal cancer: First results from DENEB, a ...

A person can have wide local excision to treat early stage vulvar cancer. Wide local excision is a less extensive procedure than a vulvectomy, as it leaves more of the surrounding tissue intact.

or local excision approach after definitive/preoperative chemoradiation. According to the authors, neoadjuvant RT is strongly recommended for patients with stage II to III rectal cancer ...

How the Watch-and-Wait Approach Works for Rectal Cancer Treatment The rectal cancer tumor watch-and-wait approach is used with people who have what are called local tumors, meaning they have not ...

Patients with rectal cancer managed by watch and wait and subsequent local regrowth have a higher risk for distant metastases than those undergoing immediate surgery. The new study highlights the ...

Most people with rectal cancer have surgery. The 2 main types of surgery for rectal cancer are trans anal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) and total mesorectal excision (TME). Trans anal endoscopic ...

Rectal cancer is cancer that develops in cells in the rectum, which is below the sigmoid colon and above the anus. Your rectum and colon are both part of the digestive system, so rectal and colon ...