Local treatment of rectal cancer

American Family Physician

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1622-1628

  Pidala, Mark J ^a   Oliver, Gregory C ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRACHYTHERAPY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030668596     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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