Rectal cancer (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783659807053)

Malignant tumors of the colon and rectum are the most common cancers in developed countries. The incidence of rectal adenocarcinoma represents approximately 30% of this number. A neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by total mesorectal excision is the current standard of the treatment in patients with locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma.The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the prognostic impact of EGFR expression changes during neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.

Author: Richter Igor
ISBN-10: 3659807052
ISBN-13: 9783659807053
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Language: English
Published: 11/30/2015
Pages: 56
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.21lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.13d