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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Sep 15, 2021; 13(9): 1062-1072
Published online Sep 15, 2021. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v13.i9.1062
Review of incomplete macroscopic resections (R2) in rectal cancer: Treatment, prognosis and future perspectives
Francisco Javier Pérez Lara, Maria Luisa Hebrero Jimenez, Francisco Javier Moya Donoso, Jose Manuel Hernández Gonzalez, Maria Pitarch Martinez, Tatiana Prieto-Puga Arjona
Francisco Javier Pérez Lara, Francisco Javier Moya Donoso, Jose Manuel Hernández Gonzalez, Maria Pitarch Martinez, Tatiana Prieto-Puga Arjona, Department of Surgery, Antequera Hospital, Málaga 29200, Spain
Maria Luisa Hebrero Jimenez, Department of Oncologic Radiotherapy, Hopital Regional de Málaga, Málaga 29010, Spain
Author contributions: Pérez Lara FJ made a substantial contribution to the concept and design, drafted the article or revised it critically for important intellectual content and approved the version to be published; Hebrero Jimenez ML drafted the article or revised it critically for important intellectual content and approved the version to be published; Moya Donoso F approved the version to be published; Hernández González JM approved the version to be published; Pitarch Martínez M approved the version to be published; Prieto-Puga T approved the version to be published.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: Francisco Javier Pérez Lara, PhD, Doctor, Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Antequera Hospital, Avda Poeta Muñoz Rojas sn, Málaga 29200, Spain. javinewyork@hotmail.com
Received: February 9, 2021
Peer-review started: February 9, 2021
First decision: April 19, 2021
Revised: April 28, 2021
Accepted: July 23, 2021
Article in press: July 23, 2021
Published online: September 15, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: We review various series of rectal cancer with incomplete macroscopic resection, commenting on the problems addressed, the approaches taken, the oncological results obtained and future perspectives.