European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 10 , Pages 1065-1070 , October 2009

Improving staging accuracy in colon and rectal cancer by sentinel lymph node mapping: A comparative study

  • E.S. van der Zaag

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Gelre Ziekenhuizen, Albert Schweitzerlaan 31, 7334 DZ Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 55 8446016.
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  • C.J. Buskens

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Gelre Ziekenhuizen, Albert Schweitzerlaan 31, 7334 DZ Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
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  • N. Kooij

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Gelre Ziekenhuizen, Albert Schweitzerlaan 31, 7334 DZ Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • H. Akol

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology, Gelre Ziekenhuizen, Albert Schweitzerlaan 31, 7334 DZ Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
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  • H.M. Peters

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Gelre Ziekenhuizen, Albert Schweitzerlaan 31, 7334 DZ Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
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  • W.H. Bouma

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Gelre Ziekenhuizen, Albert Schweitzerlaan 31, 7334 DZ Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
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  • W.A. Bemelman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

,Accepted 2 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2009.02.001

European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 10 , Pages 1065-1070 , October 2009

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