Pelvic radiation plus sensitizing chemotherapy with a fluoropyrimidine (chemoradiotherapy) before surgery is standard care for locally advanced rectal ... radial tumor within 1 mm of any surgical ...

A retrospective study of patients with distal rectal cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ... when the tumor involves the external sphincter complex, the distal margin is inadequate, ...

Further research is needed to evaluate long-term outcomes, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of robotic APR in rectal cancer treatment ... resection margin and better short-term outcomes compared ...