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Anal margin neoplasm

MedGen UID:
834125
•Concept ID:
C2064234
•
Neoplastic Process
HPO: HP:0030440

Definition

A tumor of the anal margin. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Rectal cancer lexicon 2023 revised and updated consensus statement from the Society of Abdominal Radiology Colorectal and Anal Cancer Disease-Focused Panel.
Lee S, Kassam Z, Baheti AD, Hope TA, Chang KJ, Korngold EK, Taggart MW, Horvat N
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2023 Sep;48(9):2792-2806. Epub 2023 May 5 doi: 10.1007/s00261-023-03893-2. PMID: 37145311Free PMC Article
ECOG-ACRIN Guideline for Contouring and Treatment of Early Stage Anal Cancer Using IMRT/IGRT.
Damico N, Meyer J, Das P, Murphy J, Miller E, Koontz B, Hall W, McBride M, Pereira G, Catalano P, Chakravarthy AB, O'Dwyer PJ, Dorth J
Pract Radiat Oncol 2022 Jul-Aug;12(4):335-347. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2022.01.015. PMID: 35717050
Neoadjuvant radiotherapy for rectal cancer management.
Feeney G, Sehgal R, Sheehan M, Hogan A, Regan M, Joyce M, Kerin M
World J Gastroenterol 2019 Sep 7;25(33):4850-4869. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i33.4850. PMID: 31543678Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The importance of MRI for rectal cancer evaluation.
Fernandes MC, Gollub MJ, Brown G
Surg Oncol 2022 Aug;43:101739. Epub 2022 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2022.101739. PMID: 35339339Free PMC Article
Neoadjuvant radiotherapy for rectal cancer management.
Feeney G, Sehgal R, Sheehan M, Hogan A, Regan M, Joyce M, Kerin M
World J Gastroenterol 2019 Sep 7;25(33):4850-4869. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i33.4850. PMID: 31543678Free PMC Article
Buschke - Lowenstein anal tumor: an ambiguous entity.
Ben Kridis W, Werda I, Charfi S, Toumi N, Boudawara T, Mzali R, Daoud J, Khanfir A
Exp Oncol 2019 Jun;41(2):182-184. doi: 10.32471/exp-oncology.2312-8852.vol-41-no-2.13119. PMID: 31262155
Neoadjuvant (Chemo)radiotherapy With Total Mesorectal Excision Only Is Not Sufficient to Prevent Lateral Local Recurrence in Enlarged Nodes: Results of the Multicenter Lateral Node Study of Patients With Low cT3/4 Rectal Cancer.
Ogura A, Konishi T, Cunningham C, Garcia-Aguilar J, Iversen H, Toda S, Lee IK, Lee HX, Uehara K, Lee P, Putter H, van de Velde CJH, Beets GL, Rutten HJT, Kusters M; Lateral Node Study Consortium
J Clin Oncol 2019 Jan 1;37(1):33-43. Epub 2018 Nov 7 doi: 10.1200/JCO.18.00032. PMID: 30403572Free PMC Article
Neoplasms of the anus.
Oliver GC, Labow SB
Surg Clin North Am 1994 Dec;74(6):1475-90. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6109(16)46493-5. PMID: 7985077

Diagnosis

Rectal cancer lexicon 2023 revised and updated consensus statement from the Society of Abdominal Radiology Colorectal and Anal Cancer Disease-Focused Panel.
Lee S, Kassam Z, Baheti AD, Hope TA, Chang KJ, Korngold EK, Taggart MW, Horvat N
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2023 Sep;48(9):2792-2806. Epub 2023 May 5 doi: 10.1007/s00261-023-03893-2. PMID: 37145311Free PMC Article
Delineating the tumor margin with intraoperative surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy.
Jiang C, Wang Y, Song W, Lu L
Anal Bioanal Chem 2019 Jul;411(18):3993-4006. Epub 2019 Jan 25 doi: 10.1007/s00216-019-01577-9. PMID: 30680426
Extra-Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of Prostate.
Etit D, Kar H, Ekinci N, Yenipazar AE, Çakalağaoğlu F
Balkan Med J 2017 Apr 5;34(2):168-171. doi: 10.4274/balkanmedj.2015.1331. PMID: 28418346Free PMC Article
Magnetic resonance imaging and endorectal ultrasound for diagnosis of rectal lesions.
Burdan F, Sudol-Szopinska I, Staroslawska E, Kolodziejczak M, Klepacz R, Mocarska A, Caban M, Zelazowska-Cieslinska I, Szumilo J
Eur J Med Res 2015 Jan 14;20(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s40001-014-0078-0. PMID: 25586770Free PMC Article
Sphincter-preserving operations for rectal cancer.
Enker WE
Oncology (Williston Park) 1996 Nov;10(11):1673-84, 1689; discussion 1690-2. PMID: 8953588

Therapy

Neoadjuvant radiotherapy for rectal cancer management.
Feeney G, Sehgal R, Sheehan M, Hogan A, Regan M, Joyce M, Kerin M
World J Gastroenterol 2019 Sep 7;25(33):4850-4869. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i33.4850. PMID: 31543678Free PMC Article
Next generation probiotics in disease amelioration.
Chang CJ, Lin TL, Tsai YL, Wu TR, Lai WF, Lu CC, Lai HC
J Food Drug Anal 2019 Jul;27(3):615-622. Epub 2019 Feb 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jfda.2018.12.011. PMID: 31324278Free PMC Article
Buschke - Lowenstein anal tumor: an ambiguous entity.
Ben Kridis W, Werda I, Charfi S, Toumi N, Boudawara T, Mzali R, Daoud J, Khanfir A
Exp Oncol 2019 Jun;41(2):182-184. doi: 10.32471/exp-oncology.2312-8852.vol-41-no-2.13119. PMID: 31262155
Neoadjuvant (Chemo)radiotherapy With Total Mesorectal Excision Only Is Not Sufficient to Prevent Lateral Local Recurrence in Enlarged Nodes: Results of the Multicenter Lateral Node Study of Patients With Low cT3/4 Rectal Cancer.
Ogura A, Konishi T, Cunningham C, Garcia-Aguilar J, Iversen H, Toda S, Lee IK, Lee HX, Uehara K, Lee P, Putter H, van de Velde CJH, Beets GL, Rutten HJT, Kusters M; Lateral Node Study Consortium
J Clin Oncol 2019 Jan 1;37(1):33-43. Epub 2018 Nov 7 doi: 10.1200/JCO.18.00032. PMID: 30403572Free PMC Article
Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS) for Rectal Lesions: A Systematic Review.
Hong KD, Kang S, Urn JW, Lee SI
Hepatogastroenterology 2015 Jun;62(140):863-7. PMID: 26902017

Prognosis

Perineal-First Approach in Robotic Abdominoperineal Resection.
Kawada K, Inamura Y, Morikawa A, Matsuoka H, Yokota M, Obama K, Kawamoto K
Ann Surg Oncol 2024 Nov;31(12):7820-7821. Epub 2024 Sep 12 doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-16166-z. PMID: 39266793
The importance of MRI for rectal cancer evaluation.
Fernandes MC, Gollub MJ, Brown G
Surg Oncol 2022 Aug;43:101739. Epub 2022 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2022.101739. PMID: 35339339Free PMC Article
The role of the pathologist in rectal cancer diagnosis and staging and surgical quality assessment.
Faus C, Roda D, Frasson M, Roselló S, García-Granero E, Flor-Lorente B, Navarro S
Clin Transl Oncol 2010 May;12(5):339-45. doi: 10.1007/s12094-010-0515-7. PMID: 20466618
Sphincter-preserving operations for rectal cancer.
Enker WE
Oncology (Williston Park) 1996 Nov;10(11):1673-84, 1689; discussion 1690-2. PMID: 8953588
Premalignant lesions of the anal margin.
Beck DE, Fazio VW
South Med J 1989 Apr;82(4):470-4. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198904000-00016. PMID: 2539650

Clinical prediction guides

Feasibility of robotic-assisted surgery in advanced rectal cancer: a multicentre prospective phase II study (VITRUVIANO trial).
Hamabe A, Takemasa I, Kotake M, Nakano D, Hasegawa S, Shiomi A, Numata M, Sakamoto K, Kimura K, Hanai T, Naitoh T, Fukunaga Y, Kinugasa Y, Watanabe J, Kawamura J, Ozawa M, Okabayashi K, Matoba S, Takano Y, Uemura M, Kanemitsu Y, Sakai Y, Watanabe M
BJS Open 2024 May 8;8(3) doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrae048. PMID: 38913419Free PMC Article
The importance of MRI for rectal cancer evaluation.
Fernandes MC, Gollub MJ, Brown G
Surg Oncol 2022 Aug;43:101739. Epub 2022 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2022.101739. PMID: 35339339Free PMC Article
Total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer - laparoscopic versus robotic approach.
Škrovina M, Macháčková M, Martínek L, Benčurik V, Dosoudil M, Bartoš J, Anděl P, Hlavíková H
Rozhl Chir 2021 Winter;100(11):527-532. doi: 10.33699/PIS.2021.100.11.527-533. PMID: 35021846
Extra-Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of Prostate.
Etit D, Kar H, Ekinci N, Yenipazar AE, Çakalağaoğlu F
Balkan Med J 2017 Apr 5;34(2):168-171. doi: 10.4274/balkanmedj.2015.1331. PMID: 28418346Free PMC Article
Magnetic resonance imaging and endorectal ultrasound for diagnosis of rectal lesions.
Burdan F, Sudol-Szopinska I, Staroslawska E, Kolodziejczak M, Klepacz R, Mocarska A, Caban M, Zelazowska-Cieslinska I, Szumilo J
Eur J Med Res 2015 Jan 14;20(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s40001-014-0078-0. PMID: 25586770Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Robotic transanal minimally invasive surgery (R-TAMIS): current evidence in the treatment of early rectal neoplasia.
O'Sullivan NJ, Temperley HC, Larkin J, McCormick JJ, Rausa E, McCormick P, Heriot A, Mehigan BJ, Warrier S, Kelly ME
Int J Colorectal Dis 2024 May 9;39(1):71. doi: 10.1007/s00384-024-04645-4. PMID: 38724801Free PMC Article
Radiotherapy in the management of rare gastrointestinal cancers: A systematic review.
Bellefkih FZ, Benchakroun N, Lalya I, Amaoui B, El Kacemi H, Acharki A, El Hfid M, El Mazghi A, Chekrine T, Bouchbika Z, Jouhadi H, Sahraoui S, Tawfiq N, Michalet M
Cancer Radiother 2023 Sep;27(6-7):622-637. Epub 2023 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/j.canrad.2023.06.010. PMID: 37500390
Development of the 'PREDICT' score through a systematic review and meta-analysis of the predictive parameters for locoregional recurrence after total mesorectal excision.
Khan SM, Emile SH, Barsom SH, Ahsan SO
Updates Surg 2021 Feb;73(1):35-46. Epub 2020 Jul 30 doi: 10.1007/s13304-020-00853-z. PMID: 32734579
Executive Summary of the American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria for Treatment of Anal Cancer.
Russo S, Anker CJ, Abdel-Wahab M, Azad N, Bianchi N, Das P, Dragovic J, Goodman KA, Jones W 3rd, Kennedy T, Kumar R, Lee P, Sharma N, Small W, Suh WW, Jabbour SK
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019 Nov 1;105(3):591-605. Epub 2019 Jul 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.2544. PMID: 31288054Free PMC Article
Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS) for Rectal Lesions: A Systematic Review.
Hong KD, Kang S, Urn JW, Lee SI
Hepatogastroenterology 2015 Jun;62(140):863-7. PMID: 26902017

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