Tumour cell dissemination following endoscopic stent insertion

Karthik Maruthachalam, Gendie E. Lash, B.K. Shenton, Alan Horgan

British journal of surgery · 2007 · 281 citations · 10 references

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Abstract

Endoscopic insertion of colonic stents but not staging colonoscopy results in increased levels of CK20 mRNA in the peripheral circulation.

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