Variance of surgeons versus pathologists in staging of colorectal cancer

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 385-391

  Jha, M K ^a   Corbett, W A ^a   Wilson, R G ^a   Koreli, A ^b   Papagrigoriadis, S ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colonic neoplasms, surgery; Histopathology; Lymph nodes; Neoplasms staging; Rectal neoplasms, surgery

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOPSY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; NEOPLASM STAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICIANS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33847035858     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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