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Treatment of rectal carcinomas by means of endocavitary irradiation: A progress report
Author(s) -
Sischy Benjamin,
Remington John H.,
Sobel Sidney H.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19801101)46:9<1957::aid-cncr2820460910>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - medicine , rectum , general surgery , radiation therapy , malignant disease , surgery , cancer
Treatment of rectal carcinomas with endocavitary irradiation is now an established method in the United States and is an important advance in the curative management of patients with selected cancers of the rectum that should be available to all such patients. Excellent palliation can also be achieved in many cases with advanced local disease. The total experience at Highland Hospital, Rochester, New York, is over 70 cases. Now that there are more centers using this method of treatment, an awareness of some of the problems and pitfalls encountered at Highland Hospital becomes relevant.