Clinical significance of tumor regression grade in rectal cancer with preoperative chemoradiotherapy

Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 279-286

  Park, Young Joo ^a   Oh, Byung Ryul ^a   Lim, Sang Woo ^a   Huh, Jung Wook ^a   Joo, Jae Kyun ^a   Kim, Young Jin ^a   Kim, Hyeong Rok ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Preoperative chemoradiotherapy; Rectal cancer; Tumor regression grade

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; COLON RESECTION; COLOSTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEOSTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPH VESSEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PELVIS ABSCESS; PERINEURIUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM CANCER; TUMOR REGRESSION;

EID: 77957311240     PISSN: 20937822     EISSN: 20937830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3393/jksc.2010.26.4.279     Document Type: Article

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