Colorectal Cancer
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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2007; 13(14): 2048-2052
Published online Apr 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i14.2048
Histopathological and genetic differences between polypoid and non-polypoid submucosal colorectal carcinoma
Ichiro Hirata, Fang-Yu Wang, Mitsuyuki Murano, Takuya Inoue, Ken Toshina, Takashi Nishikawa, Kentaro Maemura
Ichiro Hirata, Department of Gastroenterology, Fujita Health University, Japan
Fang-Yu Wang, Department of Gastroenterology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210000, Jiangshu Province, China
Mitsuyuki Murano, Takuya Inoue, Ken Toshina, Takashi Nishikawa, Second Department of Internal medicine, Osaka medical College, Japan
Kentaro Maemura, Department of Anatomy, Osaka Medical College, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Ichoro Hirata, Department of Gastroenterology, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo Katsukage-Cho, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan. ihirata@fujita-hu.ac.jp
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Received: December 9, 2006
Revised: March 2, 2007
Accepted: March 8, 2007
Published online: April 14, 2007
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