Clinical management of 52 consecutive retro-rectal tumours treated at a tertiary referral centre.
M Carpelan-HolmströmLaura E KoskenvuoC HaapamäkiL Renkonen-SinisaloA LepistöPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2020)
A preoperative MRI is mandatory in order to plan the surgical strategy for retro-rectal tumours. Symptomatic, solid, large tumours should be removed because of the risk of malignancy. Minor cystic lesions with thin walls as well as asymptomatic recurrences of benign tumours are suitable to be followed conservatively.