The anatomical distribution of colorectal cancer in Korea: Evaluation of the incidence of proximal and distal lesions and synchronous adenomas

Internal Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 1649-1654

  Cheung, Dae Young ^a   Kim, Tae Ho ^a   Kim, Chang Whan ^a   Kim, Jin Il ^a   Cho, Se Hyun ^a   Park, Soo Heon ^a   Han, Joon Yeol ^a   Kim, Jae Kwang ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Distribution; Rectal cancer; Synchronous adenoma

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PATIENT; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; ADENOMATOUS POLYPS; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SIGNET RING CELL; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 56349155343     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.47.1269     Document Type: Article

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