Incidence and prognostic influence of lymph node micrometastases in rectal cancer

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 998-1002

  Fleming, F J ^a   Hayanga, A J ^a   Glynn, F ^a   Thakore, H ^b   Kay, E ^b   Gillen, P ^a  

^a OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Micrometastases; Rectal cancer; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROMETASTASIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM ANTERIOR RESECTION; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM CARCINOMA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34548645964     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2006.12.014     Document Type: Article

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