Lower GI 2016

Staging

Pelvic MRI:

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– Circumferential tumor at 5.5 cm from the anorectal junction, longitudinal extension of 4 cm

– Branches in the mesorectum reaching the mesorectal fascia

– “Multiple lymph nodes” in the mesorectum, globular and infiltrating the mesorectal fascia on the postero-lateral left side