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The management of recurrent pelvic malignancy. Pete Sagar The General Infirmary at Leeds England. Things could be worse. TWO-timing Shane Warne has been caught cheating with ANOTHER woman. EXCLUSIVE: SHANE'S AT IT AGAIN Cheat Aussie star's two-month affair
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The management of recurrent pelvic malignancy Pete Sagar The General Infirmary at Leeds England
TWO-timing Shane Warne has been caught cheating with ANOTHER woman. EXCLUSIVE: SHANE'S AT IT AGAIN Cheat Aussie star's two-month affair By Megan Lloyd Davies And Richard Smith MESSAGES: Warne sent a string of texts
Presentation • PAIN
The problem • 8-10 000 cases annually of rectal cancer in the UK • Local pelvic recurrence in 5-15%
Treatment – radiotherapy/chemotherapy • Good initial palliation • Long term survivors are rare • Reserved for end stage disease
Treatment- surgery • Multimodality therapy • Team approach essential • Technical demands
Preoperative assessment • Biopsy to confirm diagnosis • CT chest and abdomen • MRI pelvis • EUA • Fitness for operation
Patterns of pelvic invasion • Localised type • Sacral invasion • Pelvic side wall invasion
Localized type • Recurrent tumour is localized to the adjacent tissues or connective tissue
Sacral invasion • Recurrent tumour invades the lower sacrum (S3, S4, S5) or coccyx
Lateral invasion • Recurrent tumour invades pelvic side wall
Contraindications • Extrapelvic disease • Invasion of S1 or S2 • Invasion through greater sciatic notch • Extensive pelvic side wall involvement • ASA IV-V