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- Title
Preoperative irradiation of primarily unresectable colorectal carcinoma.
- Authors
Pilepich, Miljenko V.; Munzenrider, John E.; Tak, Won K.; Miller, Harry H.; Pilepich, M V; Munzenrider, J E; Tak, W K; Miller, H H
- Abstract
A series of 44 patients with colorectal carcinomas considered unresectable on presentation received preoperative irradiation to a dose of 4500--5000 rad (175--200 rad/day). After a waiting period averaging 6.5 weeks, 38 patients underwent exploration. Complete resection was possible in 27 patients. Of these, 22 patients remained disease-free with a median follow-up of 27 months. While longer follow-up periods are needed, the results indicate that the large percentage of unresectable and therefore surgically incurable colorectal carcinomas can be made resectable by preoperative irradiation, and a significant number of these may have been cured.
- Publication
Cancer (0008543X), 1978, Vol 42, Issue 3, p1077
- ISSN
0008-543X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/1097-0142(197809)42:3<1077::AID-CNCR2820420307>3.0.CO;2-E