Surgical treatment of rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiation. Where are we going?

Surgical Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue , 2007, Pages 91-92

  Caricato, M ^a   Ausania, F ^a   Coppola, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Local excision; Neoadjuvant treatment; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 36649032528     PISSN: 09607404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2007.10.012     Document Type: Review

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