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Combination of three-gene immunohistochemical panel and magnetic resonance imaging-detected extramural vascular invasion to assess prognosis in non-advanced rectal cancer patients
Xiao-Fu Li, Zheng Jiang, Ying Gao, Chun-Xiang Li, Bao-Zhong Shen
Xiao-Fu Li, Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, Heilongjiang Province, China
Zheng Jiang, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
Ying Gao, Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
Chun-Xiang Li, Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, Heilongjiang Province, China
Bao-Zhong Shen, Department of Radiology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
Author contributions: Li XF wrote the paper; Li XF and Jiang Z contributed equally to this work; Li XF and Jiang Z performed the research; Li XF and Shen BZ designed the research; Jiang Z and Gao Y analyzed the data; Li CX contributed new reagents or analytic tools.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the institutional review board of Harbin Medical University.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Bao-Zhong Shen, Department of Radiology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, 37 Yi Yuan Street, Nan Gang District, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China. dr_shenbz@yeah.net
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Received: July 7, 2016
Peer-review started: July 7, 2016
First decision: August 19, 2016
Revised: August 24, 2016
Accepted: September 14, 2016
Article in press: September 14, 2016
Published online: October 14, 2016