Lymph node counts in Indians in relation to lymphadenectomy for carcinoma of the oesophagus and stomach

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 116-120

  Sharma, Dhananjaya ^a,b   Thakur, Ashok ^a   Toppo, Sarita ^a   Chandrakar, Shiv Kumar ^a  

^a NSCB MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Medical Campus   (India)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Counts; Dissection; Lymph node; Lymphadenectomy; Metastasis; Normal anatomy; Oesophagus; Stations; Stomach

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; METHYLENE BLUE;

ADULT; CADAVER; CANCER STAGING; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIAN; INJECTION; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH CARCINOMA; VITAL STAIN;

EID: 18044384131     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60274-8     Document Type: Article

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