Long-term survival without surgery following a complete response to pre-operative chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer: A case series

Pre-operative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for rectal cancer yields a complete tumor response in 10–30% of patients. There is an argument for omitting surgery in these patients, but this remains highly controversial and the supporting evidence based on long-term follow-up is lacking. The present study an...

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Autores principales: YEO, SEUNG-GU, KIM, DAE YONG, OH, JAE HWAN
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: D.A. Spandidos 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3834548/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24260048
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1596

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3834548/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24260048
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1596

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