Computed tomography with histological correlation for evaluating tumor regression of rectal carcinoma after preoperative chemoradiation therapy

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 59, Issue 120, 2012, Pages 2484-2489

  Lee, Chung Ta ^a   Chow, Nan Haw ^a,b   Liu, Yi Sheng ^a   Lin, Shao Chieh ^a   Lin, Peng Chan ^a   Wu, Yuan Hua ^a   Lee, Jenq Chang ^a   Tsai, Hong Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Disease free survival; Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy; Rectal neoplasm; Regression

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CARCINOMA; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BIOPSY; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; NEOPLASM STAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872092650     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5754/hge12165     Document Type: Article

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