Search for dissertations about: "rectal malignancy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words rectal malignancy.

2. 1. Clinical and Biological Factors Related to Survival in Patients with Rectal Cancer

   Author : Angeliki Kotti; Xiao-Feng Sun; Annica Holmqvist; Marie-Louise Lydrup; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Age; Radiotherapy; Rectal cancer; Skeletal muscle; SPARCL1; Statins; Survival; Visceral adipose tissue;

   Abstract : Rectal cancer is a common malignancy within the gastrointestinal tract. Despite the advances in diagnosis and treatment of rectal cancer patients during the last decades, there are still many patients who die from their disease. READ MORE

4. 2. Defunctioning stoma in low anterior resection of the rectum for cancer : Aspects of stoma reversal, anastomotic leakage, anorectal function, and cost-effectiveness

   Author : Hannah Floodeen; Peter Matthiessen; Olof Hallböök; Neil Mortensen; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; rectal cancer; low anterior resection; defunctioning stoma; stoma reversal; anastomotic leakage; anorectal function; costs; resources; Surgery; Kirurgi;

   Abstract : Rectal cancer is a common malignancy treated with surgical resection and curative intent in the majority of cases. One treatment option is low anterior resection (LAR) with preserved bowel continuity, often involving the formation of a temporary defunctioning stoma (DS). READ MORE

5. 3. Prognostic and predictive factors for colorectal cancer

   Author : Masoud Karimi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide of which approximately 30% of cases are localized in the rectum. Rectal cancer accounts for around 700, 000 cases and 310, 000 deaths annually across the world with a global distribution that varies due to different lifestyles. READ MORE

6. 4. Localized carcinoma of the prostate : Aspects on screening, staging, and surgical treatment

   Author : Knud V. Pedersen; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : The management of localized carcinoma of the prostate is controversial.Opinions vary about whether screening is appropriate for this particular cancer, about the accuracy of pretreatment staging of the primary tumour, and about the value of potentially curable treatment such as radical prostatectomy. READ MORE

7. 5. Colorectal cancer : Aspects of staging, treatment, recurrence and survival

   Author : Åsa Collin; Joakim Folkesson; Wilhelm Graf; Malin Enblad; Marie-Louise Lydrup; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; colorectal cancer; recurrence; survival; staging; postoperative complications; Kirurgi; Surgery; Oncology; Onkologi;

   Abstract : Colorectal cancer is the third most common malignancy in the world, and major breakthroughs have been made regarding both surgical and oncological treatment. Still, postoperative complications, such as perineal infections after abdominoperineal resection (APR), are a major cause of morbidity, and distant recurrence rate is nearly 20%. READ MORE