Intraoperative electron beam radiation therapy for primary locally advanced rectal and rectosigmoid carcinoma

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 843-849

  Willett, Christopher G ^a   Shellito, Paul C ^b   Tepper, Joel E ^b   Eliseo, Roseann ^b   Convery, Karen ^b   Wood, William C ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CARCINOMA; SIGMOID CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NEOPLASM STAGING; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SIGMOID NEOPLASMS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0025808892     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1991.9.5.843     Document Type: Article

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