Locally recurrent rectal cancer; long-term outcome of curative surgical and non-surgical treatment of 447 consecutive patients in a tertiary referral centre

ConclusionR2-resections do not result in a survival benefit compared to non-surgical treatment in this non-randomized series. Patients with a high chance on a R2-resection could be offered non-surgical treatment, without local resection.
Source: European Journal of Surgical Oncology (EJSO) - Category: Surgery Source Type: research