Abstract
Treatment of colorectal cancer is becoming more uniform, with wider acceptance of standardized guidelines. However, areas of controversy exist where the appropriate treatment is not clear, including: : should a segmental colectomy or a more extensive resection be performed in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer? : should an asymptomatic primary cancer be resected in the presence of unresectable metastatic disease? : what is the role of extended lymph node resection in colon and rectal cancer? : are there clinically significant benefits for a robotic approach to colorectal resection versus a laparoscopic approach? This chapter will examine these issues and discuss how they may be resolved.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 143-163 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Cancer treatment and research |
Volume | 164 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.
Keywords
- Complete mesocolic excision
- Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer
- Metastatic colon cancer
- Robotic surgery