Commentary: Lymph node retrieval in colorectal cancer specimens: National standards are achievable, and low numbers are associated with reduced survival

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 309-311

  West, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; NOTE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COLECTOMY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 77954371668     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2010.02230.x     Document Type: Note

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