Surgical treatment for locally advanced lower third rectal cancer after neoadjuvent chemoradiation with capecitabine: prospective phase II trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Treatment of rectal cancer requires a multidisciplinary approach with standardized surgical, pathological and radiotherapeutic procedures. Sphincter preserving surgery for cancer of the lower rectum needs a long-course of neoadjuva...

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Main Authors: Elsayed Mohamed, Maximous Doaa W, Elwanis Mostafa, Mikhail Nabiel NH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/7/1/52