Preoperative Irradiation of Carcinoma of the Rectum
| Autor: | Antonio Rodriguez-Antunez, Edward S. Chernak, Gwynn L. Jelden, Thomas W. Hunter |
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| Rok vydání: | 1973 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Rectum Neoplasm Seeding Preoperative Care Methods medicine Carcinoma Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Stage (cooking) Wound Healing Rectal Neoplasms business.industry Cancer Radiotherapy Dosage medicine.disease Surgery Cobalt Isotopes medicine.anatomical_structure Lymphatic Metastasis Rectum neoplasm Preoperative irradiation High incidence Lymph Radioisotope Teletherapy business |
| Zdroj: | Radiology. 108:689-690 |
| ISSN: | 1527-1315 0033-8419 |
| Popis: | The authors present the five-year results of their program of aggressive preoperative irradiation in cancer of the rectum. Survival rates were above expectations in patients with Duke Stage A (tumor confined to the colon wall) and Stage B disease (tumor invading the pericolon fat). Patients with Stage C disease (tumor in the lymph nodes) did not benefit from preoperative irradiation, most likely due to the high incidence of distant metastases in such cases. No serious complications were observed. |
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