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A cohort study of local excision followed by adjuvant therapy incorporating a contact X‐ray brachytherapy boost instead of radical resection in 180 patients with rectal cancer

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Recent data have suggested near‐equivalent oncological results when treating early rectal cancer by local excision followed by radio‐ ± chemotherapy rather than salvage radical surgery. The aim of this retrospective… Click to show full abstract

Recent data have suggested near‐equivalent oncological results when treating early rectal cancer by local excision followed by radio‐ ± chemotherapy rather than salvage radical surgery. The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the use of contact X‐ray brachytherapy within this paradigm.

Keywords: local excision; rectal cancer; contact ray; excision followed; ray brachytherapy

Journal Title: Colorectal Disease
Year Published: 2019

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