Risk of local recurrence of rectal cancer and circumferential resection margin: population-based cohort study.
Erik AggerF H JörgrenM-L A LydrupP L BuchwaldPublished in: The British journal of surgery (2020)
LR risk is related to exact CRM, with the highest risk in patients with a CRM of 0 mm. Close monitoring of patients with no measurable clear margin may allow early detection of LR.