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Cancer of the Colon

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Manual of Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery

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In this chapter the standard operations for cancer of the colon will be discussed in detail. Inasmuch as there are many instances in which the diagnosis is not entirely certain at the time that surgery is performed, brief comments will also be made about some other indications for these standard operations. A detailed review of all aspects of colorectal cancer can be obtained from other reports and reviews.6,8,17,18,25,30,32,33,36,40,43,46,50–53

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  1. Massachusetts General Hospital, Warren Building, 275 Charles Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, USA

    Claude E. Welch M.D., D.Sc., F.A.C.S. (Clinical Professor Surgery Emeritus at Harvard Medical School; Senior Surgeon) & Leslie W. Ottinger M.D., F.A.C.S. (Harvard University Associate Professor of Surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital; Visiting Surgeon)

  2. University of Connecticut, 85 Jefferson Street, Hartford, Connecticut, 06106, USA

    John P. Welch M.D., F.A.C.S. (Adjunct Assistant Porfessor of Surgery at Dartmouth Medical School; Assistant Professor of Surgery)

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Welch, C.E., Ottinger, L.W., Welch, J.P. (1980). Cancer of the Colon. In: Manual of Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery. Comprehensive Manuals of Surgical Specialties. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6012-7_6

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