Long-term risk of colorectal cancer after excision of rectosigmoid adenomas

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 326, Issue 10, 1992, Pages 658-662

  Atkin, Wendy S ^a   Cuzick, Jack ^a   Morson, Basil C ^b  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RISK; CANCER SIZE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DYSPLASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYPECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM ADENOMA;

EID: 0026546907     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199203053261002     Document Type: Article

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