Pelvic lymphedema in rectal cancer: A magnetic resonance feasibility study: A preliminary report

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 929-935

  Vannelli, A ^a   Basilico, V ^a   Zanardo, M ^a   Caizzone, A ^a   Rossi, F ^a   Battaglia, L ^b   Scaramuzza, D ^b  

^a VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lymphedema; Pelvic dysfunction; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PELVIS FLOOR; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; RECTUM ANTERIOR RESECTION; RECTUM CANCER; SIGMOID; VENOUS CONGESTION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84878612433     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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