European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 11 , Pages 1174-1178 , November 2009

Staging chest radiography is not useful in patients with colorectal cancer

  • C. Gielen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Maasland Hospital Sittard, P.O. Box 5500, 6130MB Sittard, The Netherlands
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  • I. Sanli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Maasland Hospital Sittard, P.O. Box 5500, 6130MB Sittard, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Polanenweg 11, 5616EH Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 6 49244918.
    • ,
  • L. Stroeken

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Maasland Hospital Sittard, P.O. Box 5500, 6130MB Sittard, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • A. Botterweck

      Affiliations

    • Maastricht Cancer Registry, Comprehensive Cancer Centre Limburg, P.O. Box 2208, 6201HA Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • K. Hulsewé

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Maasland Hospital Sittard, P.O. Box 5500, 6130MB Sittard, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • A. Hoofwijk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Maasland Hospital Sittard, P.O. Box 5500, 6130MB Sittard, The Netherlands

,Accepted 17 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2009.02.012

European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 11 , Pages 1174-1178 , November 2009

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