Extracapsular spread of nodal metastasis as a prognostic factor in rectal cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 773-778

  Heide, Jürgen ^a   Krüll, Andreas ^a   Berger, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Extracapsular extension; Node metastasis; Postoperative radiochemotherapy; Prognostic factors; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOTHERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURGERY; TUMORS;

LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; RECTAL CANCER;

ONCOLOGY;

FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM CARCINOMA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1242315591     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)01616-X     Document Type: Article

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