Rectal cancer
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Authors:
Rodrigo Horstmann Castilhos; Authors of integrated Creative Commons article[1] [notes 1]
Planning
Choice of modality
- MRI of rectal cancer is generally mandatory for both primary staging and restaging of a known rectal cancer.[1]
- Endorectal ultrasound (EUS) is indicated for:[1]
- Staging for early tumours considered for local excision
- Superior diagnostic performance for differentiating T1 from T2 tumors
Notes
- ↑ For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Radlines:Authorship for details.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Beets-Tan, Regina G. H.; Lambregts, Doenja M. J.; Maas, Monique; Bipat, Shandra; Barbaro, Brunella; Curvo-Semedo, Luís; Fenlon, Helen M.; Gollub, Marc J.; et al. (2017). "Magnetic resonance imaging for clinical management of rectal cancer: Updated recommendations from the 2016 European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) consensus meeting ". European Radiology 28 (4): 1465–1475. doi: . ISSN 0938-7994.