Preoperative staging of rectal cancer: validity of the abdominopelvic angio-C.T.

The role of preoperative staging in the treatment of rectal cancer is emphasized. To this purpose, the use of abdominopelvic angio-C.T., which was carried out in 14 cases, is examined. Preoperative staging obtained by this method is compared with the postoperative one assessed by UYCC classification, modified by AYCC. Its diagnostic and prognostic role is evaluated in relation to the other methods. The validity of abdominopelvic angio-C.T. for a correct therapeutic approach is confirmed.

[Introduction to the use of 125 iodine in interstitial radiotherapy (author's transl)]. / Nota introduttiva sull'impiego del 125I in radioterapia interstiziale.

The 125-iodine is employed for definitive implantation in the treatment of some apical and non apical lung tumors, and in pancreas and prostate tumors. The results obtained by the authors are not evaluable and the results of north-american literature are reported. The 125-iodine properties are original and allows a very important progress above all of the protection problems.