Local excision of cancer of the rectum

摘要: Local excision of rectal cancer can be a part treatment this tumor. The authors do not feel that procedure is only palliative. Clinical staging I and II, tumor diameter less than 3 cm, malignancy grade 1 or 2, invasion no deeper the submucosa, signet-cell carcinoma are all requisites for limited, local carcinoma. Patients operated upon under these criteria have five-year survival rate 89.6±21.7 per cent those with into submucosa 78±49.9 muscularis propria. But to get such good results, strict self control must exercised in selecting patients.