Prognostic evaluation of stage B colon cancer patients is improved by an adequate lymphadenectomy: Results of a secondary analysis of a large scale adjuvant trial

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 235, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 458-463

  Prandi, Mario ^a,j,k,m,o   Lionetto, Rita ^b,j,k,m,o   Bini, Antonio ^c,j,k,m,o   Francioni, Gianfranco ^a,j,k,m,o   Accarpio, Giuseppe ^d,j,k,m,o   Anfossi, Antonio ^c,j,k,m,o   Ballario, Ezio ^e,j,k,m,o   Becchi, Giuseppe ^d,j,k,m,o   Bonilauri, Stefano ^f,j,k,m,o   Carobbi, Andrea ^g,j,k,m,o   Cavaliere, Paolo ^h,j,k,m,o   Garcea, Domenico ^i,j,k,m,o   Giuliani, Lucio ^i,j,k,m,o   Morziani, Eugenio ^d,j,k,m,o   Mosca, Franco ^g,j,k,m,o   Mussa, Antonio ^j,k,l,m,o   Pasqualini, Massimo ^j,k,m,o   Poddie, Domenico ^j,k,m,n,o   Tonetti, Federico ^j,k,m,o   Zardo, Luciano ^j,k,m,o   Rosso, Riccardo ^b,j,k,m,o   more..

^a Ospedale Infermi   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Osp Civile di Sampierdarena   (Italy)

^e Ospedale Civile Di Vicenza   (Italy)

^f Nuovo Ospedale S Agostino   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^h San Paolo Hospital   (Italy)

ⁱ MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j Presidio Ospedaliero ^*  (Italy)

^k SANT ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^l SANTA CORONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^m UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

ⁿ SANTA MARIA DELLE CROCI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^o Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; LEVAMISOLE; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLON CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036208767     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-200204000-00002     Document Type: Article

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