The impact of the lymph node ratio is greater than traditional lymph node status in stage iii colorectal cancer patients

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1927-1933

  Lu, Yen Jung ^a   Lin, Pei Ching ^b   Lin, Chun Chi ^a   Wang, Huann Sheng ^a   Yang, Shung Haur ^a   Jiang, Jeng Kai ^a   Lan, Yuan Tzu ^a   Lin, Tzu Chen ^a   Liang, Wen Yi ^a   Chen, Wei Shone ^a   Lin, Jen Kou ^a   Chang, Shih Ching ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; ARTICLE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84880827324     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-2051-4     Document Type: Article

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