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Surveillance after Curative Resection of Rectal Cancer

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In the natural history of colorectal cancer, recurrence involves 30 to 50% of patients who have undergone curative surgical treatment [1] and occurs, in over 90% of cases, in the first 5 years following exeresis of the primitive tumor [2].

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Leon, P., Palmisano, S., Masaro, S., de Manzini, N. (2013). Surveillance after Curative Resection of Rectal Cancer. In: de Manzini, N. (eds) Rectal Cancer. Updates in Surgery. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2670-4_14

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