Neoadjuvant chemoradiation for rectal cancer reduces lymph node harvest in proctectomy specimens

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 269-274

  De La Fuente, Sebastian G ^a   Manson, Roberto J ^a   Ludwig, Kirk A ^b   Mantyh, Christopher R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Lymph node excision; Neoadjuvant therapy; Proctectomy; Rectal neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADJUVANT THERAPY; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RECTUM TUMOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; NEOPLASM STAGING; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 59149084085     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-008-0717-2     Document Type: Article

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