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. 2012 Mar;3(1):59-68.
doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2012.007.

Resection of non-hepatic colorectal cancer metastasis

Fabian M Johnston  1 , Peter J Kneuertz, Timothy M Pawlik
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Resection of non-hepatic colorectal cancer metastasis

Fabian M Johnston et al. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2012 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: Cancer; colorectal; metastasis; non-hepatic.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
A: Overall survival among patients with colorectal liver metastasis (CLM) only stratified by number of CLM treated; B: Overall survival among patients with CLM + extrahepatic disease (EHD) stratified by number of CLM + EHD metastasis treated. Used with permission: Pulitano C, Bodingbauer M, Aldrighetti L, et al. Liver resection for colorectal metastases in presence of extrahepatic disease: results from an international multi-institutional analysis. Annals of Surgical Oncology 2011;18:1380-8.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Overall survival rates when the total number of metastases (CLM + EHD) was (A) 1-3 (B) 4-6 (C) >6 stratified by the presence or absence of EHD. Used with permission: Pulitano C, Bodingbauer M, Aldrighetti L, et al. Liver resection for colorectal metastases in presence of extrahepatic disease: results from an international multi-institutional analysis. Annals of Surgical Oncology 2011;18:1380-8.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Disease-free (A) and overall survival (B) after initial pulmonary metastasectomy for CRC lung metastasis. Used with permission: Shah SA, Haddad R, Al-Sukhni W, et al. Surgical resection of hepatic and pulmonary metastases from colorectal carcinoma. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2006;202:468-75.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Disease-free (A) and overall survival (B) stratified by the location of lymph node metastasis. Used with permission: Pulitano C, Bodingbauer M, Aldrighetti L, et al. Colorectal Liver Metastasis in the Setting of Lymph Node Metastasis: Defining the Benefit of Surgical Resection. Annals of surgical oncology 2011.
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