## BACKGROUND. Patients with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal carcinoma (HNPCC) reportedly have better prognoses than sporadic colorectal carcinoma (CRC) patients, but it has been unclear whether this could be due to differences in stage at diagnosis. The current study compared stage and surviva
Clinical implications of multiple colorectal carcinomas in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal carcinoma
β Scribed by Joel Craig Box; Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas; Thomas K. Weber; Nicholas J. Petrelli
- Book ID
- 105506741
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 656 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-3706
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