Endocavitary radiotherapy of rectal cancer
Tanum, G.; Tveit, K.M.; Giercksky, K.E.
Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening Tidsskrift for Praktisk Medicin Ny Raekke 112(12): 1599-1600
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-2001 PMID: 1615515 Document Number: 400673
Most patients with rectal carcinomas undergo surgery, either a resection with anastomosis or Miles' operation with permanent colostomy. Endocavitary radiotherapy is an alternative to surgery in patients with small carcinomas (Dukes' A) or adenovillous adenomas. The treatment is cheap, simple, gives good local tumour control, has low morbidity and does not require hospitalization. The Norwegian Radium Hospital has recently started to use this method in selected cases of rectal carcinomas.