title: [Preliminary results of preoperative radiotherapy in carcinoma of the rectum (author's transl)].
abstract: Preliminary results were evaluated in patients with carcinoma of the rectum of whom 33 had preoperative radiotherapy and 23 were treated by operation only. The tumour stage was T2-4 NX MO in all patients. There was no significant difference between the groups as to postoperative mortality, would healing, and postoperative admission time. However, the recurrence rate was significantly lower in pre-irradiated patients than in those treated by operation only. The combination of radiotherapy and radical operation appears to be a possible means of significantly improving the survival rate of patients with carcinoma of the rectum.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*
vernacular_title: Erste Ergebnisse der präoperativen Radiotherapie bei Rektumkarzinomen