Reappraisal of the 5 centimetre rule of distal excision for carcinoma of the rectum: a study of distal intramural spread and of patients' survival

Br J Surg. 1983 Mar;70(3):150-4. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800700305.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Male
  • Methods
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Rectal Neoplasms / mortality
  • Rectal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Rectal Neoplasms / surgery*