Surgical oncology

Hello, my name is Jason Wiezelek.

I'm currently a second-year surgical oncology fellow at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida.

Uh, and tonight I'm joined by, uh, Dr. Sean Langenfeld, as well as Dr. Larissa Temple, to discuss the operative standards for cancer surgery regarding pos- total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer.

So, Dr. Langenfeld, why don't you give us a little background on yourself?

It is great to have you here.

Dr. Wapner is a professor in our division of General Surgery's Surgical Oncology section, and a specialist in breast surgery.

What was it about breast oncology that drew you to it?

Well, I trained in an era where we were transitioning from mastectomies for all patients, for all conditions, for all stages of disease, to using breast conserving approaches.

When do you think we'll be hearing from the ASBRS on whether they're gonna change up their recommendations?

N- They're not, actually.

It comes from the SSO, from the Society of Surgical Oncology, and there is discussion.

And so I'm not sure I'm at liberty [laughs] to give any more details.

Welcome to Speaking of SurgOnc, the podcast series that features outstanding contributions to the annals of surgical oncology and discusses with authors the impact of these scientific reports on the science of surgical oncology and the global care of the cancer patient.

I'm Rick Greene, your host for our series.

In this episode of Speaking of Surg Onc, Dr. Rick Greene, Dr. Rebecca Nahimi, and Dr. Samuel Aguiar discuss the article, Robotic Intracorporeal Single-Stapled Anastomosis is Associated with Lower Anastomotic Leakage Rates Than Double-Stapled Technique After Minimally Invasive Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer, from the March 2026 issue of the Annals of Surgical Oncology.

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We've been talking with Dr. Samuel Aguiar and Rebecca Nahimi from the A.C. Camargo Cancer Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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