Scutari F, Tramutola G, Morlino A, Rossi M T, Manzione L, Rosati G, Sopranzi A
A.O. "San Carlo", Potenza, U.O.C. Chirurgia Generale, Italy.
G Chir. 2008 Jun-Jul;29(6-7):277-80.
Cancer of the rectum has been for more years burdened with a heavy rate of local relapse about 30%. The introduction of total meso-rectum excision has reduced the rate of up to 5-8%. Later more studies proved how the preoperative radiotherapy was able to reduce the rate of local relapse. The Authors introduce studies about downstaging after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer and discuss about their own series from 2005 to 2007.
多年来，直肠癌一直面临着约30%的高局部复发率。全直肠系膜切除术的引入已将该比率降低至5%-8%。后来更多的研究证明术前放疗能够降低局部复发率。作者介绍了关于直肠癌新辅助放化疗后降期的研究，并讨论了他们2005年至2007年的病例系列。
