Rectal Cancer Pathology Assessment
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Malignancy- A 70-year-old woman with a medical history of hypertension and hypothyroidism reports rectal bleeding, maroon blood mixed in with her stool, and weight loss to her primary care physician. She is referred to undergo diagnostic colonoscopy. She is found to have a hepatic flexure mass with biopsies taken and tattoo placed distally, with pathology returning as moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma, mismatch repair (MMR) protein expression intact. Laboratory testing includes a complete blood count, basic chemistry, and carcinoembyronic antigen (CEA) with findings of anemia and a mildly elevated CEA level. What imaging is recommended for completion of the staging work-up in this patient?
- A 57-year-old man undergoes total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) for management of a cT3N1M0 rectal cancer. After completion of both chemotherapy/radiotherapy and consolidation chemotherapy, the presence of complete clinical response to treatment is assessed by
- Which technical/surgical factor during proctectomy most influences the risk of local recurrence?