Distribution and patterns of lymph nodes metastases and micrometastases in the mesorectum of rectal cancer

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 213-219

  Zheng, Yang Chun ^a,b   Zhou, Zong Guang ^a   Li, Li ^a   Lei, Wen Zhang ^a   Deng, Yi Ling ^a   Chen, Dai Yun ^a   Liu, Wei Ping ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Lymph nodes; Mesorectum; Metastases; Micrometastases; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MICROMETASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL MESORECTAL EXCISION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR CELL; LYMPH NODE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM; RECTUM TUMOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM;

EID: 35448951324     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.20826     Document Type: Article

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