Primary tumor resection improves prognosis of unresectable carcinomas of the transverse colon including flexures with liver metastasis: a preliminary population-based analysis

Primary tumor resection improves prognosis of unresectable carcinomas of the transverse colon including flexures with liver metastasis: a preliminary population-based analysis

Abstract Purpose Studies on unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastasis(CRLM) rarely analyze the prognosis of the patients from the point of colonic subsites. We aimed to evaluate the effect of primary tumor resection (PTR) and different scope of colectomy on the prognosis of patients with unres...

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Main Authors: Jiefeng Zhao, Jinfeng Zhu, Rui Sun, Chao Huang, Rongfa Yuan, Zhengming Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Colorectal cancer liver metastasis
Transverse colon
Hepatic flexure
Splenic flexure
Primary tumor resection
Survival
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08157-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08157-0

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