Histological processing variability in the determination of lateral resection margins in rectal cancer

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 593-595

  Eid, I ^a   El Muhtaseb, M S ^a   Mukherjee, R ^a   Renwick, R ^a   Gardiner, D S ^a   Macdonald, A ^a  

^a MONKLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER TISSUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; SIGMOID; TISSUE FIXATION;

FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 34250880986     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2006.040873     Document Type: Article

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