National Guideline Clearinghouse | ACR Appropriateness Criteria® local excision in early-stage rectal cancer.

Guideline Title
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® local excision in early-stage rectal cancer.




Bibliographic Source(s)
Blackstock AW, Russo SM, Konski AA, Suh WW, Cosman BC, Herman J, Mohiuddin M, Poggi MM, Regine WF, Saltz L, Small W Jr, Zook J, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Rectal/Anal Cancer. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® local excision in early-stage rectal cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2010. 5 p. [36 references]

Guideline Status
This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: Blackstock AW, Wentworth S, Konski AA, Suh WW, Herman J, Mohiuddin M, Poggi MM, Regine WF, Small W Jr, Cosman BC, Saltz L, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology--Rectal/Anal Cancer. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® local excision in early-stage rectal cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 5 p. [18 references]

The appropriateness criteria are reviewed annually and updated by the panels as needed, depending on introduction of new and highly significant scientific evidence.

full-text:
National Guideline Clearinghouse | ACR Appropriateness Criteria® local excision in early-stage rectal cancer.