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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2011; 17(29): 3465-3466
Published online Aug 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i29.3465
Published online Aug 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i29.3465
Is rectal cancer prone to metastasize to lymph nodes than colon cancer?
Takashi Akiyoshi, Masashi Ueno, Tetsuichiro Muto, Gastroenterological Center, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo 135-8550, Japan
Toshiaki Watanabe, Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
Author contributions: Akiyoshi T, Watanabe T, Ueno M and Muto T contributed equally to the conception, writing and editing of the letter.
Correspondence to: Takashi Akiyoshi, MD, PhD, Gastroenterological Center, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, 3-8-31 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8550, Japan. takashi.akiyoshi@jfcr.or.jp
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Received: December 22, 2010
Revised: March 9, 2011
Accepted: March 16, 2011
Published online: August 7, 2011
Revised: March 9, 2011
Accepted: March 16, 2011
Published online: August 7, 2011
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