Intracavitary afterloading boost in anal canal carcinoma: Results, function and quality of life

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 177, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 252-258

  Vordermark, Dirk ^a   Flentje, Michael ^a   Sailer, Marco ^a   Kölbl, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Afterloading; Anal carcinoma; Quality of life; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS CARCINOMA; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOSTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; SKIN TOXICITY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0035022691     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00002405     Document Type: Article

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