Factors predicting recurrence after curative resection for rectal cancer: a 16-year study

Abstract Background The recurrence after curative surgery of the rectal adenocarcinoma is a serious complication, considered as a failure of the therapeutic strategy. The aim of this study was to identify the different prognostic factors affecting the recurrence of adenocarcinoma of the rectum. Meth...

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Main Authors: Waad Farhat, Mohamed Azzaza, Abdelkader Mizouni, Houssem Ammar, Mahdi ben Ltaifa, Sami Lagha, Mohamed Kahloul, Rahul Gupta, Mohamed Ben Mabrouk, Ali Ben Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-019-1718-1