Open AccessNodal spread and micrometastasis within mesorectum
Author(s) -
Cun Wang,
Zong-guang Zhou,
Zhao Wang,
Dai-Yun Chen,
Yuanshui Zheng,
Gao-ping Zhao
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3586
Subject(s) - micrometastasis , mesorectum , lymph , medicine , lymph node , metastasis , pathology , stage (stratigraphy) , cancer , colorectal cancer , biology , paleontology , total mesorectal excision
To study the distribution of positive lymph nodes within mesorectum and to investigate the possible micrometastasis in negative lymph nodes.