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[Micrometastases in colonic cancers: diagnostic methods and prognostic elements].
Journal de chirurgie - 1 Jun 2002
des Guetz G, Lacortes J M, Camilleri-Broët S, Bouillot J L, de Mestier Ph
Abstract excerpt
Micrometastasis are defined by the existence of cells or groups of cells in target organs. In the particular cas of colon cancers, although lymph node involvement is frequent, metastatic medullary involvement (while rarely at the origin of identified metastasis) can also be observed. Furthermore, micrometastatics cells can be identified in the circulating blood. This research relies on recent technics of...
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