THE ROLE OF SERUM CK-18, MMP-9 AND TIPM-1 LEVELS IN PREDICTING R0 RESECTION IN PATIENTS WITH GASTRIC CANCER
ABSTRACT Background: Gastric cancer is the 3rd most common cause of death in men and the 5th common in women worldwide. Today, surgery is the only curative therapy. Currently available advanced imaging modalities can predict R0 resection in most patients, but it can only be detected with certainty...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva
2018-12-01
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| Series: | ABCD: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-67202018000400302&tlng=pt |