title: Postoperative adjuvant irradiation of rectal and rectosigmoid cancer.
abstract: Local recurrence is a major problem for approximately 40% of stage B and C rectal cancer patients following successful complete resection by either anterior (AR) or abdominoperineal resection (APR). We retrospectively analyzed the sites of local recurrence in 138 patients following curative surgery, and evaluated the effect of 5,000 rad adjuvant postoperative pelvic EXRT in reducing the incidence of local recurrence in 40 patients.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of the Division of Radiation Oncology, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha.
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Good
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Conlan
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Edney
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Hodgson
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: McCaul
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery