Postoperative concomitant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 52, Issue 65, 2005, Pages 1411-1415

  Kurt, Meral ^a   Ozkan, Lutfi ^a   Yilmazlar, Tuncay ^a   Ercan, Ilker ^a   Zorluoglu, Abdullah ^a   Memik, Faruk ^a   Engin, Kayihan ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chemoradiotherapy; Postoperative; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; LEVAMISOLE;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM CANCER; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SURVIVAL RATE; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; LIFE TABLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 25844478052     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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