Tumour stage and preoperative chemoradiotherapy influence the lymph node yield in Stages I-III rectal cancer: Results from a prospective nationwide cohort study

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Lykke, J ^a   Roikjaer O ^a   Jess, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chemoradiotherapy and tumour stage; Lymphnodes; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM CANCER;

CHEMORADIOTHERAPY AND TUMOUR STAGE; LYMPHNODES; RECTAL CANCER;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84896055644     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/codi.12521     Document Type: Article

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