When is local excision appropriate for "early" rectal cancer?

Surg Today · 2014 · PMC4194025 · PMID 24254058

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[ 17 ] showed a trend toward decreased lymph node metastasis for sessile nonpedunculated tumors compared with nonpolypoid, exophytic or ulcerated lesions ( P = 0.06) in pT1 and pT2 rectal cancers.

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