Sphincter preservation in locally advanced rectal cancer due to the addition of continuous infusion 5-FU to preoperative radiation therapy or advances in surgical techniques? (multiple letters)

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 618-

  Watanabe, Toshiaki ^a   Nagawa, Hirokazu ^a   Crane, Christopher H ^b   Myerson, Robert J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

ADVANCED CANCER; BLADDER FUNCTION; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; DRUG INFUSION; HUMAN; LETTER; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM CARCINOMA; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442491008     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.02.009     Document Type: Letter

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