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Fig. 16 | Insights into Imaging

Fig. 16

From: Role of magnetic resonance imaging in organ-preserving strategies for the management of patients with rectal cancer

Fig. 16

Mesorectal regrowth. a Axial T2WI shows an anterior low signal intensity scar (arrow). No mesorectal disease was visible. b Follow-up exam after 12 months showed an unchanged low signal intensity scar within the anterior wall of the rectum (arrow). c A large mesorectal lymph node or deposit was visible, threatening the mesorectal fascia (arrow). Total mesorectal excision was performed (ypT0N1) with a clear (2 mm) circumferential resection margin

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