Primary tumor location as a predictor of the benefit of palliative resection for colorectal cancer with unresectable metastasis

Abstract Background It is still under debate that whether stage IV colorectal cancer patients with unresectable metastasis can benefit from primary tumor resection, especially for asymptomatic colorectal cancer patients. Retrospective studies have shown controversial results concerning the benefit f...

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Main Authors: Rong-xin Zhang, Wen-juan Ma, Yu-ting Gu, Tian-qi Zhang, Zhi-mei Huang, Zhen-hai Lu, Yang-kui Gu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-017-1198-0