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Rectal Cancer

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Unlike colon cancer, the treatment of rectal cancer has evolved considerably, aided by new diagnostic modalities such as ultrasonography and by new treatment strategies employing preoperative adjuvant therapy. Following curative treatment, a universally accepted follow-up program does not exist; in fact, the utility of such a program has been questioned. Intuitively, it makes sense that patients should be followed closely for local and distant failure with periodic serum carcinoembryonic antigen determinations, digital rectal examinations, endoscopy, and CT scans in selected instances. Rectal ultrasonography can be used to monitor local excision sites and perianastomotic tissue. If recurrence is detected early enough, salvage surgery can be considered.

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  1. Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Theodore J. Saclarides M.D. (Professor of Surgery, Head), Keith W. Millikan M.D. (Associate Professor of Surgery, Director of Undergraduate Surgical Education, Director) & Constantine V. Godellas M.D. (Associate Professor of Surgery, Academic Program Coordinator) (Professor of Surgery, Head),  (Associate Professor of Surgery, Director of Undergraduate Surgical Education, Director) &  (Associate Professor of Surgery, Academic Program Coordinator)

  2. Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Theodore J. Saclarides M.D. (Professor of Surgery, Head) (Professor of Surgery, Head)

  3. Nutrition Consultation Service Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Keith W. Millikan M.D. (Associate Professor of Surgery, Director of Undergraduate Surgical Education, Director) (Associate Professor of Surgery, Director of Undergraduate Surgical Education, Director)

  4. Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Constantine V. Godellas M.D. (Associate Professor of Surgery, Academic Program Coordinator) (Associate Professor of Surgery, Academic Program Coordinator)

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Saclarides, T.J. (2003). Rectal Cancer. In: Saclarides, T.J., Millikan, K.W., Godellas, C.V. (eds) Surgical Oncology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21701-0_39

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