Primary Tumor Resection in Colorectal Cancer with Unresectable Synchronous Metastasis: Time to Reconsider the Role of the Surgeon

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¹ Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Division of Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. tkonishi@mdanderson.org.
² Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Division of Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.

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Tsuyoshi Konishi et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Jan.

. 2022 Jan;29(1):1-3.

doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-10949-4. Epub 2021 Oct 20.

¹ Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Division of Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. tkonishi@mdanderson.org.
² Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Division of Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.

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