Lymph node distribution in the D3 area of the right mesocolon: Implications for an anatomically correct cancer resection. A postmortem study

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1381-1387

  Spasojevic, Milan ^a   Stimec, Bojan V ^b   Dyrbekk, Anne Pernille H ^a   Tepavcevic, Zvezdana ^c   Edwin, Bjorn ^d   Bakka, Arne ^e   Ignjatovic, Dejan ^a,e  

^a VESTFOLD HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Lymphadenectomy; Main lymph nodes; Postmortem; Right colectomy

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR; MESENTERIC VEINS; MESOCOLON;

EID: 84888362627     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.dcr.0000436279.18577.d3     Document Type: Article

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