Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Rectal Cancer - A Multidisciplinary Approach to Management

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Giulio A. Santoro
Giulio A. Santoro

Azienda ULSS 9 TREVISO,
Italy

Published10 October 2011

Doi10.5772/1293

ISBN978-953-307-758-1

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-953-51-6518-7

Copyright year2011

Number of pages412

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

1. Rectal Cancer Epidemiology

By Miguel Henriques Abreu, Eduarda Matos, Fernando Castro Poças, Rosa Rocha and Jorge Pinto

2,716
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3. Crohn’s Disease and Colorectal Cancer

By Andrea Denegri, Francesco Paparo and Rosario Fornaro

3,443
5,117
5. Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Rectal Cancer

By Roberta Fusco, Mario Sansone, Mario Petrillo, Antonio Avallone, Paolo Delrio and Antonella Petrillo

3,009
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6. Tumour Angiogenesis in Rectal Cancer-Computer-Assisted Endosonographic and Immunohistochemical Methods for Assessment

By Tankova Ludmila, Daniel Kovatchki, Georgi Stoilov, Antonina Gegova and Ivan Terziev

1,828
2,978
1,915
10. Is Neo-Rectum a Better Option for Low Rectal Cancers?

By Fazl Q. Parray, Umar Farouqi and Nisar A. Chowdri

2,929
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11. Experimental Evaluation of the Mechanical Strength of the Stapling Techniques: Experimental Study on Animal Model

By Kentaro Kawasaki, Kiyonori Kanemitsu, Tadahiro Goto, Yasuhiro Fujino and Yoshikazu Kuroda

2,907
12. Management of Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer

By Zoran Krivokapic and Ivan Dimitrijevic

3,815
14. Role of Tumor Tissue Analysis in Rectal Cancer Pharmacogenetics

By Emilia Balboa, Goretti Duran, Maria Jesus Lamas, Antonio Gomez-Caamaño, Catuxa Celeiro-Muñoz, Rafael Lopez, Angel Carracedo and Francisco Barros

1,707
15. Tumor Markers of Neo-Adjuvant Chemo-Radiation Response in Rectal Cancer

By Jacintha N. O’Sullivan, Mary Clare Cathcart and John V. Reynolds

2,680
16. MicroRNAs and Rectal Cancer

By Miroslav Svoboda and Ilona Kocakova

1,767
17. Nonoperative Management of Distal Rectal Cancer After Chemoradiation: Experience with the “Watch & Wait” Protocol

By Angelita Habr-Gama, Rodrigo Oliva Perez, Patricio B. Lynn, Arceu Scanavini Neto and Joaquim Gama-Rodrigues

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18. Systemic Treatment in Recurrent and Metastatic Unresectable Rectal Cancer

By François-Xavier Otte, Mustapha Tehfe, Jean-Pierre Ayoub and Francine Aubin

1,873
21. Bone Metastasis of Rectal Carcinoma

By Germán Borobio León, Asunción García Plaza, Roberto González Alconada, Ignacio García Cepeda, Jorge López Olmedo, Alberto Moreno Regidor and David Pescador Hernández

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