Surgical margins during hepatic surgery for colorectal liver metastases: Complete resection not millimeters defines outcome

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 677-679

  Pawlik, Timothy M ^a   Vauthey, Jean Nicolas ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RECURRENCE; COLORECTAL LIVER METASTASIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEPATIC VEIN; HISTOPATHOLOGIC SKIN REACTION; IMAGE QUALITY; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; TUMOR VOLUME;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39149101467     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-007-9703-2     Document Type: Editorial

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