title: The severity of neural invasion is a crucial prognostic factor in rectal cancer independent of neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
authors.forename: Güralp O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Ceyhan
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liebl
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maak
authors.forename: Tibor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schuster
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Rupert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Langer
authors.forename: Ihsan Ekin
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hartel
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Friess
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D012007:Rectum / Q000294:innervation*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen