Clinical value of the sixth edition TNM stages analysing prognosis of colorectal cancer

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 819-821

  Han, Hong Qiu ^a   Liu, Tong ^a   Zhao, Li Zhong ^a   Qi, Feng ^a   Wang, Peng Zhi ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Colonic neoplasms; Rectal neoplasms; TNM stages

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INFILTRATION; CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LIFE TABLE METHOD; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33646053457     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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