Patterns of lymph node metastasis are different in colon and rectal carcinomas

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 42, 2010, Pages 5375-5379

  Wang, Hao ^a   Wei, Xian Zhao ^a   Fu, Chuan Gang ^a   Zhao, Rong Hua ^b   Cao, Fu Ao ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colon; Lymph node; Metastasis; Neoplasms; Rectum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; COLON CARCINOMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM CARCINOMA;

EID: 78649404760     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i42.5375     Document Type: Article

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