Management of Localized and Locally Advanced Disease: Difference between revisions
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****Although MRI has been recommended as the test of choice at most centers, several recent studies have demonstrated that multiplanar CT also provides sufficient information for surgical planning, and it has become the preferred diagnostic study at many centers | ****Although MRI has been recommended as the test of choice at most centers, several recent studies have demonstrated that multiplanar CT also provides sufficient information for surgical planning, and it has become the preferred diagnostic study at many centers | ||
***'''Imaging should be obtained as close as possible to the date of surgery''' because progression of the tumor thrombus may mandate important changes in intraoperative management | ***'''Imaging should be obtained as close as possible to the date of surgery''' because progression of the tumor thrombus may mandate important changes in intraoperative management | ||
***'''Classification of IVC thrombi''' | ***'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Classification of IVC thrombi</span>''' | ||
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|'''Thrombus level''' | |'''Thrombus level''' | ||