Pelvic insufficiency fractures after preoperative radiotherapy for rectal carcinoma

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 336-339

  Inoue, Yasuhiro ^a   Miki, Chikao ^a   Ojima, Eiki ^a   Nomoto, Yoshihito ^a   Kusunoki, Masato ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Pelvic insufficiency fractures; Preoperative chemoradiotherapy; Rectal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; UFT; URACIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PELVIS FRACTURE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CARCINOMA;

AGED; FEMALE; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HUMANS; PELVIC BONES; RADIATION INJURIES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0242541995     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10147-003-0340-x     Document Type: Article

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