Histopathological and radiological reporting in rectal cancer: concepts and controversies, facts and fantasies.

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2017-01ICR Author
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Balyasnikova, S
Haboubi, N
Moran, B
Brown, G
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Journal Article
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In rectal cancer patients, the stage of the disease, local spread and distant metastases status drive the treatment decisions to be made. Histopathology remains the gold standard, but preoperative staging, particularly magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), is pivotal for defining surgical planes and finding patients who could potentially benefit from preoperative regimes. Unfortunately, due to a lack of awareness, expertise and practise the quality of rectal cancer MRI and histopathology reporting varies among centres. This paper highlights the most important and frequently occurring radiological and histopathological discrepancies/mistakes to be aware of.
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Veins
Lymph Nodes
Humans
Rectal Neoplasms
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Lymphatic Metastasis
Intestinal Polyps
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neoplasm Staging
Neoadjuvant Therapy
Patient Care Planning
Preoperative Period
Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant
Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors
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eng
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2016-11-16
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2017-01
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Techniques in coloproctology, 2017, 21 (1), pp. 15 - 23