17-Week Delay Surgery after Chemoradiation in Rectal Cancer with Complete Pathological Response

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<div>MRI before CRT. Large tumor with 9 cm of longitudinal length and 7 cm of transverse diameter that extends to left side of mesorectal fascia, multiple enlarged pelvic lymph nodes. Thin arrow: metastatic lymph node; thick arrow: mesorectal fascia invasion.</div>

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Figure 2: 17-Week Delay Surgery after Chemoradiation in Rectal Cancer with Complete Pathological Response 