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Different treatment strategies and molecular features between right-sided and left-sided colon cancers.
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Jun 2015
Shen Hong, Yang Jiao, Huang Qing, Jiang Meng-Jie, Tan Yi-Nuo, Fu Jian-Fei, Zhu Li-Zhen, Fang Xue-Feng, Yuan Ying
Abstract excerpt
The colon is derived from the embryological midgut and hindgut separately, with the right colon and left colon having different features with regards to both anatomical and physiological characteristics. Cancers located in the right and left colon are referred to as right colon cancer (RCC) and left colon cancer (LCC), respectively, based on their apparent anatomical positions. Increasing evidence supports the...
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