Is the longitudinal margin of carcinoma-bearing colon resections a neglected parameter?

Clinical Colorectal Cancer

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 68-72

  Rørvig, Sara ^a   Schlesinger, Nis ^a   Mårtensson, Nina Løth ^a   Engel, Sara ^b   Engel, Ulla ^a   Holck, Susanne ^a  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Distance to longitudinal margin; Lymph node status; Pathology report; Quality development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; COLON CANCER; COLON RESECTION; DISTANCE BETWEEN TUMOR AND LONGITUDINAL MARGIN; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PARAMETERS; PATHOLOGY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

COLON CANCER; DISTANCE TO LONGITUDINAL MARGIN; LYMPH NODE STATUS; PATHOLOGY REPORT; QUALITY DEVELOPMENT;

CARCINOMA; COLECTOMY; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING;

EID: 84893212051     PISSN: 15330028     EISSN: 19380674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clcc.2013.11.007     Document Type: Article

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