Yanagi, H The effectiveness of preoperative intraluminal brachytherapy in preventing wall penetration and nodal involvement of rectal carcinomas. [electronic resource] - Surgery today 2000 - 410-5 p. digital Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article ISSN: 0941-1291 Standard No.: 10.1007/s005950050613 doi Subjects--Topical Terms: AdultAgedBrachytherapyCarcinoma--mortalityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLymphatic Metastasis--prevention & controlMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Invasiveness--prevention & controlNeoplasm StagingPreoperative CareProbabilityRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRectal Neoplasms--mortalityRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateTreatment Outcome