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Publication Name World Journal of Clinical Oncology
Manuscript ID 121461
Country China
Received
2026-03-26 02:24
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ISSN 2218-4333 (online)
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Category Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Manuscript Type Retrospective Study
Article Title Determinants of magnetic resonance imaging overstaging in rectal cancer T-staging
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Dong-Bing Zhou, Jing Yu, Si-Jia He, Qing Teng, Qing Guo and Quan-Lin Li
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Jing Yu http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9187-009X
Quan-Lin Li http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6218-9465
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author Quan-Lin Li, Affiliate Associate Professor, MD, Department of General Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Nanchong Hospital, Capital Medical University and Nanchong Central Hospital, No. 99 Anzhen Road, Gaoping District, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China. 645185541@qq.com
Key Words Magnetic resonance imaging; Rectal cancer; T staging; Overstaging; Reader-related factors
Core Tip Current data indicate a propensity for magnetic resonance imaging to overestimate the T category of rectal tumors, particularly when evaluating diminutive lesions, polypoid morphologies, or cases demonstrating pronounced post-neoadjuvant regression. Diagnostic precision was concurrently compromised by several interpreter variables; restricted clinical tenure, absent structured training, abbreviated review durations, and solitary reading without multidisciplinary team input all exacerbated staging inaccuracies. Consequently, such observations advocate for adopting a risk-stratified clinical paradigm. For these vulnerable scenarios, standard magnetic resonance imaging assessments require augmentation through endorectal ultrasonography alongside cross-specialty panel consensus.
Publish Date 2026-07-24 06:11
Citation

Zhou DB, Yu J, He SJ, Teng Q, Guo Q, Li QL. Determinants of magnetic resonance imaging overstaging in rectal cancer T-staging. World J Clin Oncol 2026; 17(7): 121461

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-4333/full/v17/i7/121461.htm
DOI https://doi.org/10.5306/wjco.121461
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