Enhanced pathologic analysis for pericolonic tumor deposits: Is it worth it?

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1019-1021

  Puppa, Giacomo ^a,b  

^a G Fracastoro Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADENOCARCINOMA; COLON; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 78649646800     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCP51YWGJVXRZAE     Document Type: Letter

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