In the middle of the 1980s, it was shown that involvement of the lateral or circumferential resection margin (CRM) was the most important factor for the risk of local recurrence after rectal cancer ...

Definitions vary from tumor growth into the mesorectal fat (clinical T3-stage), tumor presence 1 mm or less of the mesorectal fascia (Fig. 1), invasion of adjacent organs or structures (clinical ...

Fascia is a thin casing of connective tissue, mainly made of collagen – a rope-like structure that provides strength and protection to many areas of the body. It surrounds and holds every organ ...

“In rheumatology, the fascia is often the source of pain. There is a lot of manual work to be done on these tissues before considering other treatments such as injections. We certainly make a ...