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World J Gastrointest Surg. Apr 27, 2010; 2(4): 95-100
Published online Apr 27, 2010. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i4.95
Published online Apr 27, 2010. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i4.95
Preoperative chemoradiation and extended pelvic lymphadenectomy for rectal cancer: Two distinct principles
Tsuyoshi Konishi, Masatoshi Oya, Masashi Ueno, Hiroya Kuroyanagi, Yoshiya Fujimoto, Takashi Akiyoshi, Toshiharu Yamaguchi, Tetsuichiro Muto, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
Tsuyoshi Konishi, Hirokazu Nagawa, Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
Toshiaki Watanabe, Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan
Author contributions: Konishi T drafted the manuscript, collected and interpreted data; Watanabe T, Nagawa H and Muto T critically revised the manuscript; Oya M, Ueno M, Kuroyanagi H, Fujimoto Y, Yamaguchi T and Akiyoshi T participated in the collection and interpretation of data.
Correspondence to: Tsuyoshi Konishi, MD, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, 3-10-6 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan. tsuyoshikonishi@pop07.odn.ne.jp
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Received: January 4, 2010
Revised: February 14, 2010
Accepted: February 21, 2010
Published online: April 27, 2010
Revised: February 14, 2010
Accepted: February 21, 2010
Published online: April 27, 2010
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