Management of asymptomatic stage IV rectal cancer: should the primary tumor be resected?

• Main Authors: Faisal, Elagili, Stocchi, Luca, Kalady, Matthew F, Dietz, David
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2014
• Subjects: RD Surgery
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/69852/3/2014-Colorectal_Disease.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69852/; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/codi.12644_1
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Aim: The need for resection of the primary tumour in stage IV minimally symptomatic rectal cancer (RC) is controversial. Method: An IRB‐approved cancer database and billing records were queried to identify stage IV rectal cancer patients with a minimally‐symptomatic primary tumour (no obstruction...