Indications for Systemic Chemotherapy
Group Classification Description Wanebo et al. [4] Based on the UICC TNM system TR1 and 2: Intraluminal local recurrence at the primary resection site TR3: Anastomotic recurrence with full thickness…
Role of Radiotherapy
© Springer-Verlag Italia 2016Giovanni Maria Romano (ed.)Multimodal Treatment of Recurrent Pelvic Colorectal CancerUpdates in Surgery10.1007/978-88-470-5767-8_5 5. Role of Radiotherapy Valentina Borzillo, Sara Falivene, Vincenzo Ravo, Rossella Di Franco and Paolo Muto1 (1) Radiotherapy, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Radiant and Metabolic Therapy,…
Role of Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography
Fig. 4.1 [18F]-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) study performed in a patient with high risk of recurrence of colorectal cancer (CRC) of the ascending colon. The patient had…
Mortality and Morbidity
© Springer-Verlag Italia 2016Giovanni Maria Romano (ed.)Multimodal Treatment of Recurrent Pelvic Colorectal CancerUpdates in Surgery10.1007/978-88-470-5767-8_8 8. Mortality and Morbidity Dajana Cuicchi, Ferdinando Lecce, Barbara Dalla Via, Emilio De Raffele, Mariateresa Mirarchi and Bruno Cola1 (1) General Surgery Unit, Sant’Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy…
Quality of Life
Symptoms and side effects EORTC QLQ-C30 (n. of items) EORTC QLQ-CR38 (n. of items) EORTC QLQ-CR29 (n. of items) SF-36 (n. of items) FACT-C (n. of items) BPI (n. of…
Follow-Up Strategy After Primary and Early Diagnosis
Guideline MH & PE CEA Abdominal imaging Chest imaging Colonoscopy ASCO [18] Every 3–6 months for 5 years Every 3–6 months for 5 years CT of abdomen and pelvis annually…
Oncological Outcomes
N. of patients Type of combined treatment 5-year survival rate (%) Median survival (months) Garcia-Aguilar J et al. [13] 81 Multimodal* 7 Asoglu O et al. [14] 50 Multimodal…
MRI and CT for the Preoperative T and N Staging of Rectal Cancer
Fig. 18.1 Urogenital septum. Sagittal view demonstrating the urogenital septum (white arrow) Pelvic Nerve Plexuses The autonomic nerve supply in the pelvis is important for sexual and urological function and…
Endorectal Ultrasonography of Rectal Tumours
Fig. 19.1 Ultrasonographic anatomy of the normal rectal wall Fig. 19.2 Schematic overview of anatomy of the normal rectal wall At the anterior side, the urinary bladder, prostate and seminal…
Quality of Surgery
Fig. 22.1 Abdominoperineal excision specimen for low rectal cancer demonstrating the peritoneal reflections (marked by the blue lines) at the anterior (a) and posterolateral (b) aspects. CRM circumferential resection margin…
