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Salvage high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy for locally recurrent rectal cancer

For tumors of the lower third of the rectum, the only safe surgical procedure is abdominal-perineal resection. High-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy is a promising treatment for local recurrence of previously irradiated lower rectal cancer, due to the extremely high concentrated dose delivered t...

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Autor principal: Pellizzon, Antônio Cássio Assis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4938451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27403021
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-3984.2013.1907