Prognostic subdivision of pT2 rectal carcinomas.

Susanne MerkelKlaus WeberMaximilian BrunnerJustus BaeckerAbbas AgaimyJonas GöhlWerner HohenbergerVera SchellererRobert Grützmann

Published in: International journal of colorectal disease (2018)

The depth of invasion into the muscularis propria is an independent prognostic factor for pT2 rectal carcinomas that will support decision-making for preoperative, surgical, and postoperative treatment.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
decision making
patients undergoing
high grade
rectal cancer
cell migration
combination therapy
smoking cessation