Several studies have indicated that frequent allelic losses in some specific chromosomal regions occur during colorectal cancer (CRC) progression. To clarify the correlation between such allelic losses and metastatic potential, the allelotype of lymph node-positive early CRCs, which are small but ex
Significance of Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Colorectal Cancer Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
β Scribed by Terence C. Chua; Tristan D. Yan; Keh M. Ng; Jing Zhao; David L. Morris
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 193 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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