The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 3 , Pages 294-298 , September 2007

Treatment outcomes in patients with signet ring cell carcinoma of the colorectum

  • Won-Suk Lee, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea 135-710
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  • Ho-Kyung Chun, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea 135-710
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +011-822-3410-3465; fax: +011-822-3410-0929.
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  • Woo Yong Lee, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea 135-710
    • ,
  • Seong Hyeon Yun, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea 135-710
    • ,
  • Yong Beom Cho, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea 135-710
    • ,
  • Hae-Ran Yun, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea 135-710
    • ,
  • Sang-Hui Park, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
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  • Sang Yong Song, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea

Received 29 July 2006 ,Revised 27 December 2006

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.12.041

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 3 , Pages 294-298 , September 2007

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