Resecting the primary in unresectable stage IV colorectal cancer: Should we or shouldn't we?

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Affiliations

¹ Surgical Outcomes Research Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ RPA Institute of Academic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Editorial

Cherry E Koh. Colorectal Dis. 2022 Jul.

. 2022 Jul;24(7):809-810.

doi: 10.1111/codi.16234.

Cherry E Koh^{1

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¹ Surgical Outcomes Research Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ RPA Institute of Academic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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