Results of EUS in detecting perirectal lymph node metastases of rectal cancer: The pathologist makes the difference

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 754-758

  Spinelli, P ^a   Schiavo, M ^a   Meroni, E ^a   Di Felice, G ^a   Andreola, S ^a   Gallino, G ^a   Belli, F ^a   Leo, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER;

EID: 0033040869     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(99)70295-6     Document Type: Article

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