Resumen de SEOM Clinical Guideline of localized rectal cancer (2016)

E. González Flores, Fernando Losa Gaspà, Carles Pericay Pijaume, E. Polo Marqués, Susana Roselló, María José Safont, Ruth Vera García, Jorge Aparicio Urtasun, M. T. Cano, Carlos Fernández Martos

• Localized rectal adenocarcinoma is a heterogeneous disease and current treatment recommendations are based on a preoperative multidisciplinary evaluation. High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging and endoscopic ultrasound are complementary to do a locoregional accurate staging. Surgery remains the mainstay of treatment and preoperative therapies with chemoradiation (CRT) or short-course radiation (SCRT) must be considered in more locally advanced cases. Novel strategies with induction chemotherapy alone or preceding or after CRT (SCRT) and surgery are in development.