Introduction: elective resection for rectal cancers

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. Guidelines:Colorectal cancer/Elective resection for rectal cancers . In: . Sydney: Cancer Council Australia. [Version URL: https://wiki.cancer.org.au/australiawiki/index.php?oldid=172833, cited 2023 Dec 11]. Available from: https://wiki.cancer.org.au/australia/Guidelines:Colorectal_cancer/Private.

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Background

Surgical resection of the tumour remains the primary modality to treat rectal cancer. Technological advances have broadened the range of approaches that can be taken to facilitate curative resection of abdominal tumours, and improved understanding of pelvic anatomy has influenced the extent of resection for rectal cancer. These developments have resulted in a number of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to determine the optimal approach to the elective resection of rectal cancer.

See the following sections:

• Optimal approach to elective resection for rectal cancers (COL1-2b)
• Local versus radical resection for stage T1-T2 rectal cancer (REC3)