Predictors of positive radial margin status in a population-based cohort of patients with rectal cancer

Current Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 56-61

  Phang, P Terry ^a   Kennecke, H ^b   McGahan, C E ^b   MacFarlane, J ^b   McGregor, G ^b   Hay, J H ^b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Predictors of surgical margin status; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM CARCINOMA; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 54349119213     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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