Role of tumor size in the pre-operative management of rectal cancer patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Clinical management of rectal cancer patients relies on pre-operative staging. Studies however continue to report moderate degrees of over/understaging as well as inter-observer variability. The aim of this study was to determine the...

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Main Authors: Patsouris Efstratios S, Peros George, Karamitopoulou Eva, Minoo Parham, Zlobec Inti, Lehmann Frank, Lugli Alessandro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/10/61