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Clinical Articles / BY: C.J.H. van de Velde, MD, PhD, FRCS, FRCPS September 2003
... concordance with the report of Martling and colleagues. [12]  In this analysis a comparison was made between the ... to safety margins, excision of the mesorectum, and lymph node dissection. Currently, global local recurrence rates of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: P. Terry Phang, MD September 2003
... inconsistent despite recommendations that assessment of 12 or more nodes was required to assure accuracy of a metastatic node-negative stage. [9] The main aim of this study is to ... tumor to radial margin. • Minimum distance from lymph node to circumferential margin. • Lymphatic or vascular ...
Clinical Articles / BY: P. Terry Phang, MD September 2003
... given in 11 patients. Two patients had local recurrence (12.5%). One patient who had local recurrence received ... resulted in decrease in local recurrence from 27% to 12% and increased 5-year survival from 48% to 58%. [8]  A ... lymph nodes to determine that there are no regional lymph node metastases. [14,15]  However, the average number of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Elissa Press, BA September 2002
... nodes, especially on the left side, where the largest node was 2 cm and tender. He underwent a colonoscopy, and a 5 ... of anal squamous cell carcinoma (estimates range from 12.5 to 36.5 per 100 000) than the general population. [10] ... and infrequently through hand to genital contact. [12]  HPV can also be contracted through vertical and fomite ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Amil Shah, MDCM, FRCPC, FACP May 2000
... cancer. Two randomized studies have been conducted.[ 11,12 ] In a North American study, patients were randomly ... At present, transmural extension of rectal cancer or lymph node metastasis for rectal and colon cancers are the major ... lymphatic invasion); techniques for detecting occult lymph node metastasis (immunoperoxidase staining for cytoker-atin ...
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