THE IMPORTANCE OF PREOPERATIVE STAGING OF RECTAL CANCER USING MULTIPARAMETRIC MRI PART II: TNM CANCER STAGING

The reason a A) classic staging, B) modern staging or C) restaging is performed must be taken into consideration in order to have an appropriate staging. In general, staging is performed histopathologically after surgery, and offers information about the pTNM prognosis. The introduction of neoadjuvant therapy placed staging to the...