Margin matters: analyzing the impact of circumferential margin involvement on survival and recurrence after incomplete total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer
Positive margins retain negative prognostic impact with incomplete TME. Optimization of surgical resection remains vital. Total neoadjuvant therapy was associated with a lower rate of margin involvement.
Authors
- Faris S. Almadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8112-3413)
- Kristen A. Ban
- Arielle E. Kanters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1243-0097)
- Emre Görgün (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7725-3522)
- Scott R. Steele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4510-0289)
- David Liska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8632-6065)
- Ali Alipouriani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0438-3251)
- D.R. Rosen
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Techniques in Coloproctology
- Published
- 2025-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-024-03098-9
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.14