Distribution of lymph nodes in the mesorectum: How deep is TME necessary?

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-43

  Perez, R O ^a   Seid, V E ^a   Bresciani, E H ^b   Bresciani, C ^a   Proscurshim, I ^a   Pereira, D D ^a   Kruglensky, D ^a   Rawet, V ^a   Habr Gama, A ^a   Kiss, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dissection; Lymph nodes; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CADAVER; CANCER RECURRENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MESORECTUM; ORGAN SIZE; RECTUM; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM SURGERY; RECURRENCE RISK; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL MESORECTUM EXCISION;

CADAVER; DISSECTION; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM;

EID: 44649196516     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-008-0396-8     Document Type: Article

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