Intra-operative irradiation (IORT) for primary advanced and recurrent rectal cancera need for randomised studies

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 868-874

  Wiig, J N ^a   Poulsen, J P ^a   Tveit, K M ^a   Olsen, D R ^a   Giercksky, K E ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Advanced rectal cancer; IORT; Local recurrence; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; RECURRENT CANCER; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034008038     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(00)00015-0     Document Type: Article

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