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

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<div>MRI 11 weeks after CRT completion. Good tumor response: tumor downsizing and downstaging, nodal downstaging, and increase between tumor and mesorectal fascia. Thin arrow: areas of fibrosis (very low signal intensity); thick arrow: areas of residual tumor (intermediate signal intensity).</div>

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Figure 3: 17-Week Delay Surgery after Chemoradiation in Rectal Cancer with Complete Pathological Response 