Subject: rectal cancer
Subject: magnetic resonance
Subject: preoperative staging
Subject: extramural vascular invasion
Year: 2018
Type: Article
Title: IMPORTANCE OF EXTRAMURAL VASCULAR INVASION IN PREOPERATIVE STAGING OF RECTAL CANCER WITH MRI
Author: Ana Lazarova
Author: Aleksandar Karagjozov
Abstract: Introduction. Rectal cancer is the third most common malignant disease worldwide with a high mortality rate in developed countries. The prognosis of rectal cancer has been significantly improved over the past decade, and this is mainly due to progress in preoperative staging, which has been reflected in the therapeutic approach, where a significant change was made from simple surgical treatment to multimodal treatment. Although extramural vascular invasion (EMVI) is not included in the classical protocol for preoperative staging, itis a significant prognostic indicator of the recurrence rate. Methods. The study is a prospective one, and it included 61 hospital patients with previously proven rectal cancer, who had been operated on at the Department of Abdominal Surgery ofthe University Clinic for Surgical Diseases “St. Naum Ohridski” in Skopje, and who underwent a magnetic resonance staging preoperatively. Results. Comparison of extramural vascular invasion determined with MR preoperatively with pathohistological postoperatively obtained result. Conclusion. MR as an ideal imaging method in preoperative staging of rectal carcinoma. It is a tool that determines with high accuracy the extramural vascular invasion in patients with rectal cancer.
Publisher: Македонско лекарско друштво = Macedonian medical association
Relation: Македонски медицински преглед = Macedonian medical review
Identifier: oai:repository.ukim.mk:20.500.12188/9005
Identifier: 0025-1097
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/9005
