Pathological study of distal mesorectal cancer spread to determine a proper distal resection margin

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 319-322

  Zhao, Gas Ping ^a   Zhou, Zong Guang ^a   Lei, Wen Zhang ^a   Yu, Yong Yang ^a   Wang, Cun ^a   Wang, Zhao ^a   Zheng, Xue Lian ^a   Wang, Rong ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Lower rectal cancer; Lymph node metastasis; Mesorectal cancer spread; Sphincter saving procedure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER TISSUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; METASTASIS; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM RESECTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 12344316811     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i3.319     Document Type: Article

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