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Micrometastasis in resection margin of low rectal cancer
Song-Song Jiang, Wei Ge, Kai Zhang, Li-Ming Zheng, Gang Chen
Song-Song Jiang, Wei Ge, Kai Zhang, Li-Ming Zheng, Gang Chen, Department of General Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical College of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China
Supported by: Medical Science and Technology Foundation of Nanjing, No. YKK12058.
Correspondence to: Gang Chen, Professor, Chief Physician, Department of General Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical College of Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China. 13770705070@163.com
Received: March 22, 2015 Revised: April 2, 2015 Accepted: April 8, 2015 Published online: May 28, 2015
Colorectal cancer is one of the most common digestive tumors in China. After normalized total mesorectal excision (TME), there is still a high rate of local recurrence. The presence of micrometastasis in the resection margin of low rectal cancer is an important factor predicting local recurrence and metastasis. In this paper, we discuss the recent progress in research of micrometastasis in circumferential and distal resection margin of rectal cancer.
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