Occurrence and Prognostic Importance of Micrometastases in Regional Lymph Nodes in Dukes' B Colorectal Carcinoma: An Immunohistochemical Study

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 162, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 637-642

  Adell, G ^a   Boeryd, B ^a   Franlund B ^a   Sjodahl R ^a   Hakansson L ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anti cytokeratin antibodies; Colorectal carcinoma; Regional lymph node micrometastases

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; CYTOKERATIN ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INCIDENCE; KERATINS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029824407     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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