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Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 11/2011

01-11-2011 | Letter to the Editor

The Clinical Significance of Lymphovascular and Perineural Invasions in Patients with Colorectal Cancer

Authors: Parul J. Shukla, Junjun Ma, Rhonda K. Yantiss, Jeffrey W. Milsom

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 11/2011

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We read with interest the study of Huh et al. regarding the relationship between the presence of lymphovascular or perineural invasion and likelihood of detecting lymph node metastases in patients with T1 and T2 colorectal cancer.1 The authors reported that lymphovascular or perineural invasion was an independent predictor of lymph node metastasis, which, in turn, was the only significant independent predictor for both overall and disease-free survival in their patient cohort. …
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Metadata
Title
The Clinical Significance of Lymphovascular and Perineural Invasions in Patients with Colorectal Cancer
Authors
Parul J. Shukla
Junjun Ma
Rhonda K. Yantiss
Jeffrey W. Milsom
Publication date
01-11-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 11/2011
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-011-1444-7

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