Effect of modified Davidson's fixative on examined number of lymph nodes and TNM-stage in colon carcinoma

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 525-530

  Kelder, W ^a,b   Inberg, B ^a   Plukker, J T M ^b   Groen, H ^b   Baas, P C ^a   Tiebosch, A T M G ^a  

^a MARTINI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Lymph nodes; Modified Davidson's fixation; Staging

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; EOSIN; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; HEMATOXYLIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; COLON CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROMETASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FIXATION;

COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FIXATIVES; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 41949086962     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2007.04.012     Document Type: Article

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