European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 345-349 , April 2010

Lymph node yield in rectal cancer surgery: Effect of preoperative chemoradiotherapy

  • B. Morcos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: B. Morcos, King Hussein Cancer Center, P.O. Box 1269, Al-Jubeiha, Amman 11941, Jordan. Tel.: +962 796756432; fax: +962 5353001.
    • ,
  • B. Baker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
    • ,
  • M. Al Masri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
    • ,
  • H. Haddad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
    • ,
  • S. Hashem

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan

,Accepted 22 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2009.12.006

European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 345-349 , April 2010

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