Predicting Residual Rectal Adenocarcinoma in the Surgical Specimen after Preoperative Brachytherapy with Endoscopic Ultrasound

Predicting Residual Rectal Adenocarcinoma in the Surgical Specimen after Preoperative Brachytherapy with Endoscopic Ultrasound

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: A novel brachytherapy (BT) protocol evaluated at McGill University has shown promise in terms of downstaging and achieving high tumour sterilization rates in rectal cancer. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has emerged as the imaging modality of choice for local staging of recta...

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Main Authors: Joseph Romagnuolo, Josée Parent, Té Vuong, Mélanie Bélanger, René P Michel, Paul J Belliveau, Judith L Trudel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2004-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/715393
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