Lymphatic Vessel Distribution in the Mucosa and Submucosa and Potential Implications for T1 Colorectal Tumors

PURPOSE:Colorectal cancer spreads to lymph nodes via surrounding lymphatic vasculature. Once this spread has occurred, the prognosis of the patient is significantly worse. Lymphatics are difficult to identify on hematoxylin and eosin stains and lack of specific markers has meant that little is known...

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Veröffentlicht in:Diseases of the colon & rectum 2011-01, Vol.54 (1), p.35-40
Hauptverfasser: Smith, Katherine J. E, Jones, Pamela F, Burke, Dermot A, Treanor, Darren, Finan, Paul J, Quirke, Philip
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