Retrospective evaluation of elastic stain in the assessment of serosal invasion of pT3N0 colorectal cancers

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1565-1570

  Liang, Wen Yih ^a,b,c   Chang, Wei Chin ^a,b   Hsu, Chih Yi ^a,b   Arnason, Thomas ^c   Berger, David ^d   Hawkins, Alexander T ^d   Sylla, Patricia ^d   Lauwers, Gregory Y ^c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

CK7; Colorectal cancer; Elastic lamina invasion; Elastic stain; Peritoneal involvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL TUMOR; ELASTIC TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; METABOLISM; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAINING; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; ELASTIC TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAINING AND LABELING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884532266     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31828ea2de     Document Type: Article

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