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Surgery Rectum 8c0ac4b3

All are true about rectal cancer except:

A
Most common symptom is hematochezia
B
Precise location of tumor is done with rigid proctosigmoidoscopy
C
Dissection lateral to endopelvic fascia investing the mesorectum causes local recurrence
D
Radiation dose is 60 Gray
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. (c) Dissection lateral to endopelvic fascia investing the mesorectum causes local recurrence* Total mesorectal Excision (TME) provides least recurrence* Most common symptom is bleeding PR* Sigmoidoscopy is used to localize the tumor* RT given for ca rectum is 60 Gy.

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