Colorectal Cancer
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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2008; 14(2): 211-217
Published online Jan 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.211
Clinical significance of type VI pit pattern subclassification in determining the depth of invasion of colorectal neoplasms
Hiroyuki Kanao, Shinji Tanaka, Shiro Oka, Iwao Kaneko, Shigeto Yoshida, Koji Arihiro, Masaharu Yoshihara, Kazuaki Chayama
Hiroyuki Kanao, Iwao Kaneko, Kazuaki Chayama, Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Hiroshima, Japan
Shinji Tanaka, Shiro Oka, Shigeto Yoshida, Department of Endoscopy, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Koji Arihiro, Department of Pathology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Masaharu Yoshihara, Health Service Center, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
Correspondence to: Shinji Tanaka, MD, PhD, Department of Endoscopy, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. colon@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
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Received: August 20, 2007
Revised: September 29, 2007
Published online: January 14, 2008
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