Macroscopic assessment and dissection of colorectal cancer resection specimens

Current Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 220-230

  Ludeman, L ^a   Shepherd, N A ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circumferential margin; Colorectal cancer; Dissection; Lymph node harvest; Mesorectal resection margin; Radial margin; Resection margin; Retrocaecal margin; Serosal involvement; Serosal surface

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL CANCER; FOLLOW UP; HEMICOLECTOMY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PATHOLOGIST; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33646887948     PISSN: 09686053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cdip.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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