Rectal Cancer Modern Approaches to Treatment

Rectal Cancer: Modern Approaches to Treatment provides a useful overview of the multidisciplinary treatment of rectal cancer with a deeper dive into clinical challenges faced by treating physicians. Written by the leading experts in the field, it provides a practical management guide with an emphasis on the state-of-the-art that will be of value to both novices and experts engaged in rectal cancer treatment.

Introduction: the Multidisciplinary Approach.- Clinical Anatomy of the Rectum.- Endorectal Ultrasound.- Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Rectum.- Radiographic Evaluation for Systemic Disease.- Local Excision.- Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) and Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TaMIS).- Preoperative Radiotherapy and Chemoradiotherapy.- Total Mesorectal Excision.- Coloanal Reconstruction and Intersphincteric Resection.- Abdominoperineal Excision.- Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection.- Laparoscopic Rectal Surgery.- Robotic Rectal Surgery.- Composite Resection for Primary Rectal Cancer.- Evaluation and Treatment of Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer.- Reconstruction of the Pelvis and Perineum.- Primary Tumor Management in Stage IV Rectal Cancer.- Systemic Chemotherapy.- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy.- Palliative Treatment.- Quality of Life After Multidisciplinary Management of Rectal Cancer.- Maximizing Neoadjuvant Treatment Response.- Standards for Pathologic Evaluation.-Molecular Markers and Mutational Analysis.

George J. Chang, MD