Right and left-sided colon cancers - specificity of molecular mechanisms in tumorigenesis and progression

Abstract Background Given the differences in embryonic origin, vascular and nervous supplies, microbiotic burden, and main physiological functions of left and right colons, tumor location is increasingly suggested to dictate tumor behavior affecting pathology, progression and prognosis. Right-sided...

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Main Authors: Kavitha Mukund, Natalia Syulyukina, Sonia Ramamoorthy, Shankar Subramaniam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-020-06784-7