How to define a positive circumferential resection margin in T3 adenocarcinoma of the esophagus

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 919-926

  Verhage, Roy J J ^a   Zandvoort, Herman J A ^a   Ten Kate, Fiebo J W ^a   Van Hillegersberg, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cancer; circumferential resection margin; esophageal adenocarcinoma; esophagectomy; survival

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; PATHOLOGY; SURGERY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NETHERLANDS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 79958017505     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31821a5692     Document Type: Article

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