Preoperative Therapy for Lower Rectal Cancer and Modifications in Distance From Anal Sphincter

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 370-375

  Gavioli, Margherita ^a   Losi, Lorena ^b   Luppi, Gabriele ^b   Iacchetta, Francesco ^b   Zironi, Sandra ^b   Bertolini, Federica ^b   Falchi, Anna Maria ^b   Bertoni, Filippo ^b   Natalini, Gianni ^a  

^a Nuovo Ospedale S Agostino   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endorectal ultrasonography; Low rectal cancer; Preoperative chemotherapy; Preoperative radiotherapy; Sphincter preserving surgery

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTHERAPY; HISTOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGERY; TUMORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ENDORECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; LOW RECTAL CANCER; SPHINCTER PRESERVING SURGERY;

ONCOLOGY;

FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; TUMOR VOLUME; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34548482545     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.03.049     Document Type: Article

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