Targeting lymph node retrieval and assessment in stage II colon cancer: A quality outcome community-based cancer center study

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 55-58

  Grote, Thomas ^a   Hughes, Amy H ^a   Rimmer, Cathy C ^a   Less, Dale A ^a   Abernethy, Amy P ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLON CANCER; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAMPLING; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 42549123205     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.0822001     Document Type: Article

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