MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONSULTATION IN TREATMENT FOR T3, UNINVOLVED CIRCUMFERENTIAL RESECTION MARGIN RECTAL CANCER

Xuân Hùng Trần 1,, Đức Huy Trần 1, Hữu Thịnh Nguyễn 1
1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City

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Introduction: In many centers in Vietnam, upfront surgery is often prescribed for T3 rectal adenocarcinoma, but the multidisciplinary consultation is not routinely involved, lead the treatment outcomes may not be satisfactory as expected. Methods: Longitudinal cohort study, patients who were diagnosed as rectal adenocarcinoma, stage T3a/b/c, uninvolved circumferenrial resection margin and received the multidisciplinary team consultation at the University Mecical Center from December 2021 to December 2023. Results: The rate of radical surgery performed exactly as originally planned is 95.7%. Mesorectum complete rate and involved circumferenrial resection margin rate were 96.4% and 2.9%, respectively. Conclusions: Multidisciplinary team consultation and upfront surgery for T3, uninvolved circumferenrial resection margin rectal cancer have initially brought positive outcomes.

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