The number of metastatic lymph nodes in extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma as a prognostic factor

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1177-1183

  Hong, Seung Mo ^a   Cho, HyungJun ^a   Lee, Ok Jun ^b   Ro, Jae Y ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma; Lymph node; Metastasis; Number; Prognosis; Retrieval

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, EXTRAHEPATIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 24144478910     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pas.0000160978.77833.d7     Document Type: Article

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