Active lymphangiogenesis is a major risk factor for anastomotic leakage following sphincter-sparing resection of rectal cancer

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 493-498

  Chen, Weirong ^a   Li, Yanchon ^a   Liao, Ziqun ^a   Lin, Guangrong ^a   Cai, Gaoyang ^a   Lin, Kaihuang ^a   Zhan, Qinhua ^a   Chen, Caoyang ^a  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

anastomotic leakage; lymphangiogenesis; rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; RISK FACTOR; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052485499     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.21965     Document Type: Article

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