Induction therapy for rectal carcinoma

Seminars in Surgical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 120-125

  Busse, Paul M ^a   Ng, Andrea ^a   Recht, Abram ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Adjuvant radiotherapy; Anus surgery; Carcinoma; Clinical trials; Combined antineoplastic agents; Combined modality therapy; Neoplasm staging; Preoperative care; Prognosis; Rectal neoplasms pathology surgery radiotherapy mortality drug therapy; Rectum surgery; Surgical anastomosis

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID;

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CARCINOMA; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ANTIDOTES; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; CARCINOMA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; LEUCOVORIN; NEOPLASM STAGING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031841940     PISSN: 87560437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2388(199809)15:2<120::AID-SSU9>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Review

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