Is distance to the anal verge associated with pathologic complete response to neoadjuvant therapy in locally advanced rectal cancer?
Patients with low tumors (<4 cm) and higher tumors (>8 cm), were less likely to have a pCR. Further investigation is warranted to determine if these observations are related to tumor biology or possibly differences in radiation technique. J. Surg. Oncol. 2016;114:637-641. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
When given prophylactically, heparin decreases neurological impairment caused by severe cerebral arterial air embolism.