Prognostic significance of retrieved lymph nodes per specimenin resected rectal adenocarcinoma after preoperative chemoradiation therapy

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 281-286

  Luna Pérez, Pedro ^a,c   Rodríguez Ramírez, Saül ^a   Alvarado, Isabel ^a   Gutiérrez De La Barrera, Marcos ^a   Labastida, Sonia ^b  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL DE ONCOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Complete response; Lymph node metastasis; Neo adjuvant chemoradiotherapy; Rectal cancer; Total mesorectal excision

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0041327803     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0188-4409(03)00041-9     Document Type: Article

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