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01-06-2007 | Original Article

Variations in Pelvic Dimensions Do Not Predict the Risk of Circumferential Resection Margin (CRM) Involvement in Rectal Cancer

Authors: G. Salerno, I. R. Daniels, G. Brown, A. R. Norman, B. J. Moran, R. J. Heald

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 6/2007

Abstract

Background

The objective of this study was to assess the value of preoperative pelvimetry, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in predicting the risk of an involved circumferential resection margin (CRM) in a group of patients with operable rectal cancer.

Methods

A cohort of 186 patients from the MERCURY study was selected. These patients’ histological CRM status was compared against 14 pelvimetry parameters measured from the preoperative MRI. These measurements were taken by one of the investigators (G.S.), who was blinded to the final CRM status.

Results

There was no correlation between the pelvimetry and the CRM status. However, there was a difference in the height of the rectal cancer and the positive CRM rate (p = 0.011). Of 61 patients with low rectal cancer, 10 had positive CRM at histology (16.4% with CI 8.2%–22.1%) compared with 5 of 110 patients with mid/upper rectal cancers (4.5% with CI 0.7%–8.4%).

Conclusions

Magnetic resonance imaging can predict clear margins in most cases of rectal cancer. Circumferential resection margin positivity cannot be predicted from pelvimetry in patients with rectal cancer selected for curative surgery. The only predictive factor for a positive CRM in the patients studied was tumor height.

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Title: Variations in Pelvic Dimensions Do Not Predict the Risk of Circumferential Resection Margin (CRM) Involvement in Rectal Cancer
Authors: G. Salerno
I. R. Daniels
G. Brown
A. R. Norman
B. J. Moran
R. J. Heald
Publication date: 01-06-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: World Journal of Surgery / Issue 6/2007
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-007-9007-5

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Variations in Pelvic Dimensions Do Not Predict the Risk of Circumferential Resection Margin (CRM) Involvement in Rectal Cancer

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