Circulating tumor cells in high-risk nonmetastatic colorectal cancer

Tumor Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2507-2509

  Gazzaniga, Paola ^a   Gianni, Walter ^b   Raimondi, Cristina ^a   Gradilone, Angela ^a   Lo Russo, Giuseppe ^c   Longo, Flavia ^a   Gandini, Orietta ^a   Tomao, Silverio ^c   Frati, Luigi ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Circulating tumor cells; Early colorectal cancer; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885430462     PISSN: 10104283     EISSN: 14230380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13277-013-0752-9     Document Type: Review

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