Radiological staging of rectal cancer in a resource limited setting
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DOI: 10.1186/s13104-020-05327-4
Abstract: Objective Current guidelines on rectal cancer (RC) management recommend pre-operative MRI for loco-regional staging and CT for staging of metastases. This allows appropriate selection of patients for chemo-radiotherapy (CRT). However, MRI is not freely available… read more here.
Keywords: staging rectal; radiological staging; rectal cancer; pre operative ... See more keywords
Significance of a positive sentinel lymph node biopsy in staging for distant metastasis in breast cancer: are current guidelines relevant?
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DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2020.0065
Abstract: INTRODUCTION In breast cancer, early identification of distant metastasis changes management. Current guidelines recommend radiological staging in patients with a preoperative positive axilla; no guidelines address a preoperative negative axilla with subsequent positive sentinel lymph… read more here.
Keywords: distant metastasis; metastasis; lymph node; sentinel lymph ... See more keywords