Current controversies in colon and rectal cancer

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 677-692

  Vo, D M ^a   Julien, L A ^b   Thorson, A G ^b,c  

^a Department of General Surgery   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonic neoplasms ; Colonoscopy ; Computerassisted; Rectal neoplasms ; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER STAGING; COLON TUMOR; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; RECTUM TUMOR; REVIEW;

CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 79953180009     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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