Increased lymph node harvest from colorectal cancer resections using GEWF solution: A randomised study

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1203-1208

  Iversen, L H ^a   Laurberg, S ^a   Hagemann Madsen, R ^a   Dybdahl, H ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; FORMALDEHYDE; WATER; PRESERVATION SOLUTION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MESENTERY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TISSUE PRESERVATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ACETIC ACID; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MESENTERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; ORGAN PRESERVATION SOLUTIONS; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 56049108822     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2008.060210     Document Type: Article

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