ABSTRACT Introduction: Treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer is based on chemoradiation associated with surgery. Tumor regression grade (TRG) appears to be a prognostic factor and be influenced by the interval between neoadjuvant treatment and surgery. Material and Methods: A retrospective database was formed. We included patients submitted to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and...
ABSTRACT The present report describes a case of a neuroendocrine tumor of the rectum with liver metastasis in a 35-year-old woman. The rectum is the second most common location of gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors and is typically diagnosed through a screening colonoscopy finding for non-tumor related symptoms. Surgical treatment is indicated...
