Postoperative radiation therapy for incompletely resected colorectal carcinoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1989, Pages 1171-1176

  Allee, Paul E ^a   Tepper, Joel E ^a   Gunderson, Leonard L ^a   Munzenrider, John E ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Gross residual; Incomplete resection; Microscopic residual; Post operative radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0024834593     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(89)90522-1     Document Type: Article

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