Synchronous colorectal cancers: A review of clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 379-385

  Yang, Jun ^a   Peng, Jia Yuan ^a   Chen, Wei ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED SIXTH PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Adenomas, concurrent; Colorectal cancer; Synchronous colorectal cancer

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955165870     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000334073     Document Type: Review

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