Neo-adjuvant therapy improves resectability rates for colorectal liver metastases

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 85-88

  Shankar, A ^a   Leonard, P ^a   Renaut, A J ^a   Lederman, J ^a   Lees, W R ^a   Gillams, A R ^a   Harrison, E ^a   Taylor, I ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal; Liver metastases; Neo adjuvant; Resection

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER RESECTION; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MULTIPLE CANCER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035077301     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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