Chemoradiation instead of surgery to treat mid and low rectal tumors: is it safe?

The main treatment for rectal carcinoma is surgery. Preoperative chemoradiation (CRT) is advocated to reduce local recurrence and improve resection of mid and low tethered rectal tumors. Fifty-two patients with mid or low rectal tumors underwent CRT (external beam radiation plus 5-fluorouracil plus...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of surgical oncology 2002-07, Vol.9 (6), p.568-573
Hauptverfasser:	Nakagawa, Wilson T, Rossi, Benedito M, de O Ferreira, Fábio, Ferrigno, Robson, David Filho, Waldec J, Nishimoto, Inês N, Vieira, Rene A C, Lopes, Ademar
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenocarcinoma - drug therapy Adenocarcinoma - mortality Adenocarcinoma - radiotherapy Adenocarcinoma - surgery Adult Aged Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic - therapeutic use Combined Modality Therapy Female Fluorouracil - therapeutic use Humans Leucovorin - therapeutic use Male Middle Aged Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - epidemiology Radiotherapy Dosage Rectal Neoplasms - drug therapy Rectal Neoplasms - mortality Rectal Neoplasms - radiotherapy Rectal Neoplasms - surgery Survival Rate
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