Prognostic Value of Lymph Node Ratios in Node Positive Rectal Cancer Treated with Preoperative Chemoradiation |
Nadoshan, Jamal Jafari
(Department of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Science)
Omranipour, Ramesh (Department of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Science) Beiki, Omid (Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences) Zendedel, Kazem (Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Science) Alibakhshi, Abbas (Department of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Science) Mahmoodzadeh, Habibollah (Department of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Science) |
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