Impact of preoperative radiation for rectal cancer on subsequent lymph node evaluation: A population-based analysis

To determine the impact of preoperative radiotherapy (RT) on the accuracy of lymph node staging (LNS). Preoperative RT is a well-established component of rectal cancer treatment but its impact on LNS is unknown. The Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) registry, representing 14% of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics biology, physics, 2005-02, Vol.61 (2), p.426-431
Hauptverfasser:	Baxter, Nancy N., Morris, Arden M., Rothenberger, David A., Tepper, Joel E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ACCURACY Aged CARCINOMAS Confidence Intervals EPIDEMIOLOGY Female Humans Lymph node staging LYMPH NODES Lymph Nodes - pathology Lymphatic Metastasis - pathology Male Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Neoadjuvant radiotherapy Neoplasm Staging Odds Ratio Outcome study PATIENTS Population-based RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE RADIOTHERAPY Rectal cancer Rectal Neoplasms - pathology Rectal Neoplasms - radiotherapy Rectal Neoplasms - surgery
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