title: [Cancer of the rectum: target volumes for preoperative radiotherapy].
abstract: Preoperative radiotherapy is the standard treatment for locally advanced resectable rectal adenocarcinoma. The total mesorectal excision leads to a dramatic increase of local control rate. Thus, the mesorectal space is the usual field for the spread of rectal cancers cells. It could therefore be considered as the clinical target volume (CTV) in the preoperative conformational radiotherapy. From the anatomical basis and radiological contributions, we propose several CTVs for different locations of rectal carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Service de radiothérapie, hôpital Jean-Minjoz, boulevard Fleming, 25030 Besançon, France. florchel@chu-besancon.fr
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lorchel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maingon
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Crehange
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bosset
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bosset
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D020266:Radiotherapy, Conformal / Q000379:methods*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography