Results of definitive irradiation in a series of 305 epidermoid carcinomas of the anal canal

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1259-1273

  Deniaud Alexandre, Elisabeth ^a   Touboul, Emmanuel ^a   Tiret, Emmanuel ^b   Sezeur, Alain ^c   Houry, Sidney ^a   Gallot, Denis ^d   Parc, Roland ^b   Huang, Rong ^a   Qu, Shuo He ^a   Huart, Judith ^a   Pène, Françoise ^a   Schlienger, Michel ^a  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^c GROUPE HOSPITALIER DIACONESSES CROIX SAINT SIMON   (France)

^d BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Anal canal carcinoma; Anal function; Radiotherapy; Survival

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASE CONTROL; IRRADIATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOTHERAPY;

EPIDERMOID CANCER;

TUMORS;

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; IRIDIUM 192; MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS; ANUS CARCINOMA; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SCORING SYSTEM; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0038165071     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)00417-6     Document Type: Article

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