Primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of appendix treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy: A case report

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Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 596-599

  Topkan, Erkan ^a   Polat, Yilmaz ^b   Karaoglu, Aziz ^c  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Elazi Harput State Hospital   (Turkey)

^c FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Appendix; Chemotherapy; Mucinous adenocarcinoma; Radiation therapy; Secondary hemicolectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CAPECITABINE; LOPERAMIDE; OXALIPLATIN;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 54749084211     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160809400426     Document Type: Article

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