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Rectal Cancer

Modern Approaches to Treatment

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Editors:
  1. George J. Chang

    1. Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA

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  • Provides a practical management guide
  • Written by the leading experts in the field
  • Of value to both novices and experts engaged in rectal cancer treatment

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Rectal Anatomy: Clinical Perspective

    • Slawomir Marecik, John Park, Leela M. Prasad
    Pages 1-23

  3. Endorectal Ultrasound

    • Victoria Valinluck Lao, Alessandro Fichera
    Pages 25-35

  4. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Rectum

    • Gina Brown
    Pages 37-50

  5. Local Excision: Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery and Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery

    • Heather Carmichael, Patricia Sylla
    Pages 51-79

  6. Radiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer

    • Prajnan Das, Bruce D. Minsky
    Pages 81-98

  7. Preoperative and Postoperative Chemotherapy for Rectal Cancer

    • Katherine Van Loon, Alan P. Venook
    Pages 99-108

  8. Total Mesorectal Excision

    • Abhi Sharma, John Monson
    Pages 109-121

  9. Abdominoperineal Excision

    • Aaron U. Blackham, Julian Sanchez, David Shibata
    Pages 123-146

  10. Laparoscopic Rectal Surgery

    • David W. Larson
    Pages 147-163

  11. Robotic Rectal Resection

    • Sunil Patel, Martin R. Weiser
    Pages 165-176

  12. Combined Transanal/Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision

    • Antonio M. Lacy, Marta Jiménez Toscana
    Pages 177-189

  13. Intersphincteric Resection and Coloanal Reconstruction

    • Nam Kyu Kim, Young Wan Kim, Min Soo Cho
    Pages 191-211

  14. Management of Lateral Pelvic Lymph Nodes

    • Toshiaki Watanabe, Soichiro Ishihara
    Pages 213-230

  15. Evaluation of Treatment of Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer

    • Tarik Sammour, John M. Skibber
    Pages 231-245

  16. Reconstruction of the Pelvis and Perineum

    • Nicholas Calotta, Justin M. Sacks
    Pages 247-256

  17. Optimizing Primary Tumor Management in Stage IV Rectal Cancer

    • Jane Y. C. Hui, Elin R. Sigurdson
    Pages 257-268

  18. Histopathologic Evaluation of Neoadjuvant Treatment Response and Tumor Regression Grade

    • Dipen Maru
    Pages 269-276

  19. Maximizing Neoadjuvant Treatment Response and Watch and Wait

    • Oliver S. Chow, Julio Garcia-Aguilar
    Pages 277-293

  20. Molecular Markers and Mutational Analysis

    • Callisia N. Clarke, E. Scott Kopetz
    Pages 295-312
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA

    George J. Chang

About the editor

George J. Chang, MDProfessor


Department of Surgical Oncology


Division of Surgery


The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center


Houston, TX

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Rectal Cancer

  • Book Subtitle: Modern Approaches to Treatment

  • Editors: George J. Chang

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16384-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-16383-3Published: 21 December 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79226-2Published: 05 September 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-16384-0Published: 02 December 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 375

  • Number of Illustrations: 38 b/w illustrations, 172 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: General Surgery, Oncology, Interventional Radiology

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