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Surgical resection is not recommended among patients with advanced or metastatic anal cancer. | |||
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Invasive surgery, with internal and external anal sphincter removal and permanent colostomy, was thought to be indicated for all patients with large anal cancer occuring below the dentate line. This surgery is no longer the treatment of choice.<ref name="cancergov">National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015.http://www.cancer.gov/types/anal/hp/anal-treatment-pdq#section/_36</ref> | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamad Alkateb, MBBCh [2]
Overview
Surgical resection is not recommended among patients with advanced or metastatic anal cancer.
Surgery
Invasive surgery, with internal and external anal sphincter removal and permanent colostomy, was thought to be indicated for all patients with large anal cancer occuring below the dentate line. This surgery is no longer the treatment of choice.[1]
References
- ↑ National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015.http://www.cancer.gov/types/anal/hp/anal-treatment-pdq#section/_36