Is routine histological reporting of doughnuts justified after anterior resection for colorectal cancer?

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 198-200

  Pullyblank, A M ^a   Kirwan, C ^a   Rigby, H S ^a   Dixon, A R ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Doughnut; Histopathology; Resection margin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPLASIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; PATHOLOGIST; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM ANTERIOR RESECTION; SAFETY; STAPLER; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034877029     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1318.2001.00235.x     Document Type: Article

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