Macroscopic evaluation of rectal cancer resection specimen: clinical significance of the pathologist in quality control.

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Published in J Clin Oncol on April 01, 2002

Authors

Iris D Nagtegaal1, Cornelis J H van de Velde, Erik van der Worp, Ellen Kapiteijn, Phil Quirke, J Han J M van Krieken, Cooperative Clinical Investigators of the Dutch Colorectal Cancer Group

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. i.nagtegaal@pathol.azn.nl

Associated clinical trials:

Clinical Database of Colorectal Robotic Surgery (ROBOT CR) | NCT04013152

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