Complete mesocolic excision with central vascular ligation produces an oncologically superior specimen compared with standard surgery for carcinoma of the colon

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 272-278

  West, Nicholas P ^a   Hohenberger, Werner ^a   Weber, Klaus ^a   Perrakis, Aristoteles ^a   Finan, Paul J ^a   Quirke, Philip ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURGERY; CENTRAL VASCULAR LIGATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CARCINOMA; COLON SURGERY; COMPLETE MESOCOLIC EXCISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEUM; LARGE INTESTINE; LIGATION; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MESENTERY; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; UNITED KINGDOM; ADENOCARCINOMA; ANASTOMOSIS; COLON RESECTION; COLON TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MESOCOLON; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLECTOMY; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MESOCOLON;

EID: 74949087612     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2009.24.1448     Document Type: Article

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