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Rectum and Anal Canal

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Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Radiat Oncol))

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The purpose of conservative treatment is the control of rectal carcinoma without bowel resection. Conservative treatment by irradiation has long been a subject of controversy, because it contradicts two generally held notions: first, that adenocarcinoma of the rectum is only slightly radiosensitive; second, that rectal cancer can only be cured by radical surgery, i.e., en bloc resection of the bowel segment bearing the tumor and the lymphatic drainage areas.

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    Jean Papillon M.D. (Professor)

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    Bernard J. Cummings M.B.

  3. Kern Regional Cancer Centre, Bakersfield, CA, 933301, USA

    John E. Byfield M.D.

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  1. Division of Experimental Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, 90024, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    H. Rodney Withers M.D., D.Sc. (Director, Professor) (Director, Professor)

  2. Division of Radiotherapy, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, 77030, Houston, TX, USA

    Lester J. Peters M.D. (Professor and Head) (Professor and Head)

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Papillon, J., Cummings, B.J., Byfield, J.E. (1988). Rectum and Anal Canal. In: Withers, H.R., Peters, L.J. (eds) Innovations in Radiation Oncology. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83101-0_7

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