Aggressive multimodality treatment for locally advanced irresectable rectal cancer

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 741-749

  Farouk, R ^a   Nelson, H ^a   Gunderson, L L ^a  

^a Mayo Medical Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID;

CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BRACHYTHERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030923068     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800840604     Document Type: Review

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