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World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. Apr 15, 2012; 3(2): 51-59
Published online Apr 15, 2012. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v3.i2.51
Importance of histological evaluation in endoscopic resection of early colorectal cancer
Naohisa Yoshida, Yuji Naito, Nobuaki Yagi, Akio Yanagisawa
Naohisa Yoshida, Yuji Naito, Nobuaki Yagi, Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
Akio Yanagisawa, Department of Surgical Pathology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
Author contributions: Yoshida N, Naito Y and Yagi N designed the research; Yoshida N, Naito Y and Yagi N performed the endoscopic research; Yanagisawa A performed the histopathological research; Yoshida N contributed new reagents/analytic tools and analyzed the data; and Yoshida N wrote the paper. Naito Y was the mentor for this study.
Correspondence to: Naohisa Yoshida, MD, PhD, Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan. naohisa@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp
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Received: January 14, 2012
Revised: March 26, 2012
Accepted: April 10, 2012
Published online: April 15, 2012
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