Multidisciplinary Treatment of Colorectal Cancer Staging - Treatment - Pathology - Palliation (Springer International Publishing, 2015)
Multidisciplinary treatment of colorectal cancer: Organizing the team – Multidisciplinary treatment - influence on outcome. Surgery: Introduction to surgery – Surgical anatomy of the rectum and the TEM specimen – Low risk early rectal cancer – High-risk early rectal cancer – The total mesorectal excision – Locally advanced rectal cancer and recurrence – Reconstruction after neoadjuvant treatment and APR. Oncology: Introduction to oncology – Chemotherapy for colon and rectum cancer – Radiotherapy and radio-chemotherapy for rectal cancer – Side effects from adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatment – What should we do with complete responders. Imaging and staging: Introduction to imaging and staging – MRI and CT for preoperative T and N staging of rectal cancer – Transanal ultrasonography for rectal tumours. Pathology: Introduction to pathology – Early colorectal cancer – Quality of surgery - reporting on surgical specimen – Pathological staging of colorectal cancer. The palliative team: Introduction to palliation – Surgical treatment in palliative care – Nausea. Recommendations: Patient related factors - patient's preference – Allocation to local treatment of rectal cancer