Nodal staging in rectal cancer: why is restaging after chemoradiation more accurate than primary nodal staging?

PURPOSE: This study aims to explore the influence of chemoradiation treatment (CRT) on rectal cancer nodes and to generate hypotheses why nodal restaging post-CRT is more accurate than at primary staging. METHODS: Thirty-nine patients with locally advanced rectal cancer underwent MRI pre- and post-C...

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Autores principales: Heijnen, Luc A., Maas, Monique, Beets-Tan, Regina G., Berkhof, Myrthe, Lambregts, Doenja M., Nelemans, Patty J., Riedl, Robert, Beets, Geerard L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4867151/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27055660
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00384-016-2576-8

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