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An Update on Preoperative Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Even in patients undergoing an optimal surgical technique (e.g., total mesorectal excision), radiotherapy provides a significant benefit in the local control of rectal cancer. Compared with postoperative treatment, chemoradiotherapy given preoperatively has been shown to decrease local recurrence ra...

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Autores principales: Yeo, Seung-Gu, Kim, Dae Yong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Coloproctology 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3440486/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22993703
http://dx.doi.org/10.3393/jksc.2012.28.4.179