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Quality in the surgical treatment of rectal cancer can be divided in two main parts. One is the quality of the excised specimen, where data do indicate that a completely excised rectal cancer specimen (total mesorectal excision) is the cornerstone for a successful outcome. This can be evaluated by the pathologist. The other part is the overall care according to guidelines including staging, type of surgery, complications to treatment, use of chemo- and radiotherapy, long-term results, etc., which can be audit in quality registries.
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Påhlman, L. (2012). How to Evaluate the Quality of Surgery? Suggestions for Critical Reading of Surgical and Pathological Reports. In: Valentini, V., Schmoll, HJ., van de Velde, C. (eds) Multidisciplinary Management of Rectal Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25005-7_23
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