Neoadjuvant Radiochemotherapy for Rectal Cancer
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Neoadjuvant radiotherapy and radiochemotherapy for rectal cancer.
Combined radiochemotherapy is the recommended standard postoperative therapy for patients with stage II and III rectal cancer in the USA and in Germany. During thelast decade, substantial progress has been made in treatment modalities: surgical management currently includes a broad spectrum of operative procedures ranging from radical operations such as abdominoperineal resections to innovative...
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Leif Schiffmann ([email protected]) Nicole Wedermann ([email protected]) Michael Gock ([email protected]) Friedrich Prall ([email protected]) Gunther Klautke ([email protected]) Rainer Fietkau ([email protected]) Bettina Rau ([email protected]) Ernst Klar ([email protected]...
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عنوان ژورنال: Digestive Diseases
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0257-2753,1421-9875
DOI: 10.1159/000099171