Lymph node yield following colorectal cancer surgery

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 266-271

  Field, Kathryn ^a,b,c   Platell, Cameron ^e   Rieger, Nicholas ^f   Skinner, Iain ^c   Wattchow, David ^g   Jones, Ian ^b   Chen, Frank ^d   Kosmider, Suzanne ^a,b,c   Wohlers, Tony ^a   Hibbert, Marienne ^a   Gibbs, Peter ^a,b,c  

^a BioGrid Australia   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Western Hospital   (Australia)

^d BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e ST JOHN OF GOD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Access and evaluation; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal surgery; Healthcare quality; Hospital oncology service; Lymph node excision

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABDOMEN; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79952789996     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2010.05571.x     Document Type: Article

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