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Approximately 50,000 new rectal cancers are diagnosed annually in the United States. The most common histologic form is adenocarcinoma; other variants include squamous cell carcinoma (for the distal rectum), neuroendocrine cancers, sarcomas, and lymphoma. This discussion focuses on adenocarcinoma. Most tumors are found on digital rectal exams or colonoscopy performed for screening purposes, or surveillance of high-risk groups (genetic predisposition, inflammatory bowel disease, family history, prior personal history of colorectal polyps, or cancer).

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  1. Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Rush Medical College of Rush University, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Theodore J. Saclarides (Professor of Surgery, Head)

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  1. Undergraduate Surgical Education, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Jonathan A. Myers MD (Assistant Professor of Surgery Director) (Assistant Professor of Surgery Director)

  2. Surgical Sciences and Services, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Keith W. Millikan MD (Professor of Surgery Associate Dean) (Professor of Surgery Associate Dean)

  3. Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Theodore J. Saclarides MD (Professor of Surgery Head) (Professor of Surgery Head)

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Saclarides, T.J. (2008). Rectal Cancer. In: Myers, J.A., Millikan, K.W., Saclarides, T.J. (eds) Common Surgical Diseases. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75246-4_43

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