Left colon as a novel high-risk factor for postoperative recurrence of stage II colon cancer

Abstract Background It is not clear whether stage II colon and rectal cancer have the same risk factors for recurrence. Thus, the purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors for postoperative recurrence in stage II colorectal cancer. Patients and methods We retrospectively analyzed the da...

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Main Authors: Liming Wang, Yasumitsu Hirano, Toshimasa Ishii, Hiroka Kondo, Kiyoka Hara, Nao Obara, Shigeki Yamaguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-020-01818-7