Circumferential resection margin

Circumferential resection margin (CRM) is a term used to denote the standard plane of excision of total mesorectal excision, used for resection of rectal cancers. The anatomic correlate is the mesorectal fascia. The distance between tumor tissue or satellite tumor deposits and the mesorectal fascia, as judged at staging MRI, is predictive of involvement of the CRM and likelihood of incomplete resection at surgery, and hence has long term prognostic implications. Note that the mesorectal fascia is only considered the CRM for the non-peritonealised portion of the rectum.

Pathologic evaluation of the resection margin on the excised rectum has been considered important for determining the risk of local recurrence. A margin of ≤1 mm is considered by some to be a negative prognostic factor for local recurrence .

The prognostic value of the circumferential resection margin has been called into question in some recent studies .

See also

• rectal cancer staging
• rectal cancer
• rectal cancer MRI protocol
• terminology of rectal cancer staging

Siehe auch:

• präoperatives Staging Rektumkarzinom
• Rektumkarzinom
• MRT Rektumkarzinom

und weiter:

• mesorektale Faszie
• pelvic MRI protocol : Rectal cancer
• S3 Leitlinie MRT bei Rektum Ca