Response to neoadjuvant treatment in rectal cancer surgery

Rectal cancer is one of the three most common malignancies in Sweden with an annual incidence of about 2000 cases. Current treatment consists of surgical resection of the rectum including the loco-regional lymph nodes in the mesorectum. In advanced cases, neoadjuvant chemo-radiotherapy (CRT) prior t...

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Main Author: Loftås, Per
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Avdelningen för kliniska vetenskaper 2016
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-132759
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