TY - CHAP AU - S. H. Kho AU - S. P. Govilkar AU - A. S. Myint AU - M. J. Hershman ED - Giulio Aniello Santoro Y1 - 2011-10-10 PY - 2011 T1 - Rectal Carcinoma: Multi-Modality Approach in Curative Local Treatment of Early Rectal Carcinoma N2 - Dramatic improvements in medicine over the last few years have resulted in more reliable and accessible diagnostics and treatment of rectal cancer. Given the complex physiopathology of this tumor, the approach should not be limited to a single specialty but should involve a number of specialties (surgery, gastroenterology, radiology, biology, oncology, radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, physiotherapy) in an integrated fashion. The subtitle of this book "A Multidisciplinary Approach to Management" encompasses this concept. We have endeavored, with the help of an international group of contributors, to provide an up-to-date and authoritative account of the management of rectal tumor. BT - Rectal Cancer SP - Ch. 7 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/25724 DO - 10.5772/25724 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -