Rectal cancer level significantly affects rates and patterns of distant metastases among rectal cancer patients post curative-intent surgery without neoadjuvant therapy

BACKGROUND: Rectal cancer patients have a higher incidence of pulmonary metastases than those with colon cancer. This study aimed to examine the effects of rectal cancer level on recurrence patterns in rectal cancer patients. METHODS: Patients with T3/T4 rectal cancers who underwent surgery between...

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Main Authors: Chiang, Jy Ming, Hsieh, Pao Shiu, Chen, Jinn Shiun, Tang, Reiping, You, Jeng Fu, Yeh, Chien Yuh
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4108971/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24980147
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-12-197
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