Total mesorectal excision (TME) with or without preoperative radiotherapy in the treatment of primary rectal cancer: Prospective randomised trial with standard operative and histopathological techniques

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 410-420

  Kapiteijn, E ^a   Klein Kranenbarg, E ^a   Steup, W H ^b   Taat, C W ^c   Rutten, H J T ^d   Wiggers, T ^e   Van Krieken, J H J M ^a   Hermans, J ^a   Leer, J W H ^a   Van De Velde, C J H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEYENBURG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Preoperative radiotherapy; Primary rectal cancer; Prospective randomised study; TME surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0032811238     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241599750006613     Document Type: Article

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