Purpose. Depth of wall invasion is the main prognostic factor in gastric cancer. We studied the utility of hydrogastric sonography in the evaluation of transmural infiltration by gastric cancer. Methods. Thirty-seven patients with gastric adenocarcinoma were examined before surgery with a 5-MHz pro
Preoperative staging of primary breast cancer. A multicentric study
β Scribed by Stefano Ciatto; Paolo Pacini; Vincenzo Azzini; Alberto Neri; Annamaria Jannini; Patrizia Gosso; Annamaria Molino; M. Carla Capelli; Francesco Di Costanzo; M. Assunta Pucciatti; Claudio Andreoli; Giuseppe Santoro; Gabriel Farante; Massimo Ciurli; Alberto Costa; Giuseppe Brignone; Alberto Ravaioli; Marilena Scarpellini; Paolo Rosetti; Giuseppe De Leo; Clelia Punzo; Vincenzo Oliva
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 309 KB
- Volume
- 61
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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