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Published in: Abdominal Radiology 11/2019

01-11-2019 | Rectal Cancer | Special Section: Rectal Cancer

Rectal cancer lexicon: consensus statement from the society of abdominal radiology rectal & anal cancer disease-focused panel

Authors: Thomas A. Hope, Marc J. Gollub, Supreeta Arya, David D. B. Bates, Dhakshinamoorthy Ganeshan, Mukesh Harisinghani, Kartik S. Jhaveri, Zahra Kassam, David H. Kim, Elena Korngold, Neeraj Lalwani, Courtney C. Moreno, Stephanie Nougaret, Viktoriya Paroder, Raj M. Paspulati, Jennifer S. Golia Pernicka, Iva Petkovska, Perry J. Pickhardt, Gaiane M. Rauch, Michael H. Rosenthal, Shannon P. Sheedy, Natally Horvat

Published in: Abdominal Radiology | Issue 11/2019

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Abstract

Standardized terminology is critical to providing consistent reports to referring clinicians. This lexicon aims to provide a reference for terminology frequently used in rectal cancer and reflects the consensus of the Society of Abdominal Radiology Disease Focused Panel in Rectal cancer. This lexicon divided the terms into the following categories: primary tumor staging, nodal staging, treatment response, anal canal anatomy, general anatomy, and treatments.
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Metadata
Title
Rectal cancer lexicon: consensus statement from the society of abdominal radiology rectal & anal cancer disease-focused panel
Authors
Thomas A. Hope
Marc J. Gollub
Supreeta Arya
David D. B. Bates
Dhakshinamoorthy Ganeshan
Mukesh Harisinghani
Kartik S. Jhaveri
Zahra Kassam
David H. Kim
Elena Korngold
Neeraj Lalwani
Courtney C. Moreno
Stephanie Nougaret
Viktoriya Paroder
Raj M. Paspulati
Jennifer S. Golia Pernicka
Iva Petkovska
Perry J. Pickhardt
Gaiane M. Rauch
Michael H. Rosenthal
Shannon P. Sheedy
Natally Horvat
Publication date
01-11-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Abdominal Radiology / Issue 11/2019
Print ISSN: 2366-004X
Electronic ISSN: 2366-0058
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-019-02170-5

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