Peritoneal elastic lamina invasion in colorectal cancer: The answer to a controversial area of pathology?

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 465-468

  Puppa, Giacomo ^a,b   Shepherd, Neil A ^c   Sheahan, Kieran ^d   Stewart, Colin J R ^e  

^a G Fracastoro Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^e SJOG Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL TUMOR; ELASTIC TISSUE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PERITONEUM;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; ELASTIC TISSUE; HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PERITONEUM;

EID: 79953046403     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31820ac84a     Document Type: Letter

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