THE COMPLETE CLINICAL RESPONSE IN RECTAL CARCINOMA AFTER CHEMO RADIATION

• Published in: Pakistan Armed Forces medical journal Vol. 68; no. 5; pp. 1179 - 1185
• Main Authors: Manzoor, Ammara, Haider, Ghulam, Zahoor, Saima, Bai, Ravisha, Khan, Muhammad Ejaz, Ahmad, Maqbool
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Rawalpindi Asianet-Pakistan 01.10.2018; AsiaNet Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd; Army Medical College Rawalpindi
• Subjects: advanced adenocarcinoma rectal cancer; Cancer therapies; Carcinoma; chemo-radiation; chemoradiotherapy; Chemotherapy; Colorectal cancer; complete clinical response (ccr); Development and progression; Health risk assessment; Medical centers; Metastasis; neoadjuvant; NMR; Nuclear energy; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Oncology; Radiation (Physics); Radiation therapy; Radiotherapy; Surgery; Trends; Urology; Pakistan; Karachi Pakistan

Objective: To determine the complete clinical response in rectal carcinoma after neoadjuvant chemo radiation.Study Design: Cross-sectional study.Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in Clinical Oncology department, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Karachi, from Jan 2016 to Jan 201...