Evolving treatment strategies for colorectal cancer: A critical review of current therapeutic options

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 877-887

  Damin, Daniel C ^a   Lazzaron, Anderson R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Neoadjuvant chemo radiotherapy; Rectal cancer; Sphincter preservation; Staging; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER STAGING; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COLORECTAL CANCER; NEOADJUVANT CHEMO-RADIOTHERAPY; RECTAL CANCER; SPHINCTER PRESERVATION; STAGING; SURGERY;

CHEMORADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COLECTOMY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL; PATIENT SELECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893026042     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i4.877     Document Type: Article

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