TY - JOUR
T1 - Rectal cancer
AU - Zampino, Maria Giulia
AU - Labianca, Roberto
AU - Beretta, Giordano D.
AU - Magni, Elena
AU - Gatta, Gemma
AU - Leonardi, Maria Cristina
AU - Chiappa, Antonio
AU - Biffi, Roberto
AU - de Braud, Filippo
AU - Wils, Jacques
PY - 2009/5
Y1 - 2009/5
N2 - Rectal cancer is an important tumour from an epidemiological point of view and represents the benchmark for an optimal use of integrated treatments (surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy) in the oncological practice. The conventional use of total mesorectal excision and the integration with radiochemotherapy, better if preoperatively, are now able to increase survival, to decrease the occurrence of pelvic recurrence and to ameliorate the quality of life of patients. Updated recommendations for the management of these patients are here reported.
AB - Rectal cancer is an important tumour from an epidemiological point of view and represents the benchmark for an optimal use of integrated treatments (surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy) in the oncological practice. The conventional use of total mesorectal excision and the integration with radiochemotherapy, better if preoperatively, are now able to increase survival, to decrease the occurrence of pelvic recurrence and to ameliorate the quality of life of patients. Updated recommendations for the management of these patients are here reported.
KW - Rectal cancer
KW - Strategy
KW - Treatment
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U2 - 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2008.10.010
DO - 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2008.10.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 19059790
AN - SCOPUS:63549127178
VL - 70
SP - 160
EP - 182
JO - Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
JF - Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
SN - 1040-8428
IS - 2
ER -