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Local excision for ypT2 rectal cancer following preoperative chemoradiation therapy: it should not be justified.

Kwan Mo YangSeok Byung LimJong Lyul LeeChan Wook KimYong Sik YoonIn Ja ParkChang Sik YuJin Cheon Kim
Published in: International journal of colorectal disease (2018)
The high local failure rate and poor oncological outcomes for ypT2-stage rectal cancer patients who undergo CRT followed by LE cannot be justified as an indication for LE. Salvage surgery should be recommended in these patients.
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