Introduction of preoperative radiotherapy in the treatment of operable rectal cancer in the Southwest region of the Netherlands

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 862-867

  Vermaas, M ^a   Gosselink, M P ^a   Ferenschild, F T J ^a   van den Aardweg, E ^b   Lont, H E ^c   Kemperman, H W P M ^d   van der Harst, E ^a   Tetteroo, G W M ^e   Oostenbroek, R J ^f   Dijkhuis, C M ^g   Eggermont, A M M ^a   de Wilt, J H W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Integraal Kankercentrum Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^c Vlietland Hospital Schiedam   (Netherlands)

^d Franciscus Hospital Roosendaal   (Netherlands)

^e IJSSELLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^f ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^g Oosterschelde Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cancer; Quality; Radiotherapy; Rectal; Registration; TME

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTINENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NETHERLANDS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM CARCINOMA; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROCTOCOLECTOMY, RESTORATIVE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548032782     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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