Clinical evidence for the adenoma-carcinoma sequence

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Kronborg, O ^a   Fenger, C ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Colorectal adenoma; Colorectal carcinoma; Polyps

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HERMES ANTIGEN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PYRUVATE KINASE; UROKINASE; UVOMORULIN;

ADENOMA; ADENOMATOUS POLYP; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RISK; CARCINOMA; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; ONCOGENE; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0033497729     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-199912001-00011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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