[Clinical target volume for preoperative radiotherapy of rectal cancers]
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Date publication
octobre 2001
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr MANTION Georges
Tous les auteurs :
Lorchel F, Bosset JF, Bartholomot B, Baron MH, Mantion G, Pelissier EP, Goubard O, Maingon P
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Résumé
The total mesorectal excision allows the marked increase of the local control rate in rectal cancer. Therefore, the mesorectal space is the usual field for the spread of rectal cancer cells. It could therefore be considered as the clinical target volume in the preoperative plan by the radiation oncologist. We propose to identify the mesorectum on anatomical structures of a treatment-position CT scan.
Référence
Cancer Radiother. 2001 Oct;5(5):542-9.