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Complete mesocolic excision (CME) and D3-lymphadenectomy (D3) for right-sided colon cancers: a potentially prognostic surgical approach

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We thank Dr. Daniela Masi (Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia) for preliminary English editing.

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  1. Surgical Oncology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy

    Maurizio Zizzo, Carolina Castro Ruiz , Federico Biolchini & Alessandro Giunta

  2. Clinical and Experimental Medicine PhD Program, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

    Maurizio Zizzo & Carolina Castro Ruiz

  3. Pathology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy

    Magda Zanelli

  4. Pathology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Ospedali Riuniti di Foggia, Foggia, Italy

    Francesca Sanguedolce

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MZi: conceptualization, data curation, formal analysis, validation, writing—original draft, writing—review and editing. CC, FB, MZa, FS: data curation, formal analysis, validation. AG: validation, supervision, critical revision. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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Zizzo, M., Zanelli, M., Sanguedolce, F. et al. Complete mesocolic excision (CME) and D3-lymphadenectomy (D3) for right-sided colon cancers: a potentially prognostic surgical approach. Surg Today 51, 1723–1724 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-021-02306-5

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