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Endoluminal ultrasound in the preoperative staging of rectal carcinoma

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Atlas of Endoanal and Endorectal Ultrasonography

Abstract

Staging of rectal cancer has assumed new meaning and importance in recent times. Dukes’ classification (1932) remains the most commonly used staging system today [1]. It was intended to provide a pathologic basis for prognosis in patients with rectal cancer.

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Santoro, G.A., Di Falco, G., Schaffzin, D.M., Wong, W.D., Muto, T. (2004). Endoluminal ultrasound in the preoperative staging of rectal carcinoma. In: Atlas of Endoanal and Endorectal Ultrasonography. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2129-7_4

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