Pelvic Diameter is not Associated with Positive Circumferential Resection Margin in Rectal Cancer: Retrospective Analysis of 78 Cases

Abstract

Objective To identify if there is an association between pelvic entry and pelvic outlet diameters with increased positive circumferential resection margin (CRM) in rectal cancer.

Keywords

• magnetic resonance pelvimetry
• pelvic outlet diameter
• pelvimetry
• circumferential resection margin
• rectal cancer