Lymph node micrometastases do not predict relapse in stage II colon cancer

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 601-608

  Tschmelitsch, Jorg ^a   Klimstra, David S ^a   Cohen, Alfred M ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonic adenocarcinoma; Immunohistochemistry; Keratin; Micrometastases

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; KERATIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MESENTERY LYMPH NODE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0033835298     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02725340     Document Type: Article

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