The mesorectum in rectal cancer surgery—the clue to pelvic recurrence?

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Summary

Five cases are described where minute foci of adenocarcinoma have been demonstrated in the mesorectum several centimetres distal to the apparent lower edge of a rectal cancer, and these operations have been carried out as a part of over 100 consecutive anterior resections.

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1982-10-01
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Mesorectum, Medicine, Pelvis, Colorectal cancer, Surgery

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