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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Peritoneal metastases occur by “seeding” or direct contact unlike the more common hematogenous or lymphatic routes seen in most malignancies. This method of spread leads to…

BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Prevalence Anal cancer accounts for 3% of all lower gastrointestinal tract malignancies in the United States.1 It is predicted that 8080 new cases of anal cancer…

INTRODUCTION: BACKGROUND/EPIDEMIOLOGY Print Section Listen Metastasis is defined as the spread of malignant cells from a primary tumor to a distant organ. It is estimated that 90% of all cancer…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Total mesorectal excision (TME) remains the gold standard in the treatment of patients with early-stage rectal cancer. The reported oncological outcomes of this approach for stage…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC) is evolving continuously and many important advances have recently led to improved prognosis. Surgery remains an integral component of multidisciplinary…

BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Advances in the treatment of primary rectal cancer, including total mesorectal excision (TME) and neoadjuvant chemoradiation, have reduced the local recurrence (LR) rate to approximately 10%…

OVERVIEW Print Section Listen Complete surgical resection of a primary non-metastatic colon cancer is the mainstay of treatment and holds the best chance for potential cure. The relative frequency of…

BACKGROUND AND HISTORY Print Section Listen Although there have been many advances in the treatment of rectal cancer, including improved imaging, chemotherapy agents, and radiation techniques, none has been more…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen In 2014 an estimated 96,830 new cases of colon cancer were diagnosed in the United States alone (National Cancer Institute: http://www.cancer.gov/types/colorectal). In developed countries, colon cancer…