Non-operative management of rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiation

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-127

  Habr Gama, A ^a,b   Perez, R O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL ALEMÃO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMANS; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 60049090824     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6470     Document Type: Short Survey

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