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Size and number of lymph nodes were risk factors of recurrence in stage II colorectal cancer
Background Size and number of lymph nodes (LNs) were reported to be associated with the prognosis of stage II colorectal cancer (CRC). The purpose of this study was to determine the prognostic role of the size of LNs (SLNs) measured by computer ...
Shanyou Tong +6 more
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A cohort study of the recovery of health and wellbeing following colorectal cancer (CREW study): protocol paper [PDF]
Background: the number of people surviving colorectal cancer has doubled in recent years. While much of the literature suggests that most people return to near pre-diagnosis status following surgery for colorectal cancer, this literature has largely ...
Addington-Hall, Julia M. +6 more
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Family history of prostate and colorectal cancer and risk of colorectal cancer in the Women's health initiative. [PDF]
BackgroundEvidence suggests that risk of colorectal and prostate cancer is increased among those with a family history of the same disease, particularly among first-degree relatives.
Beebe-Dimmer, Jennifer L +8 more
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Background To study the pattern and treatment outcome of rectal cancer (RC) with concurrent locoregional recurrence (LR) and distant metastasis (DM) after total mesorectal excision (TME) and to identify patient-, disease-, and treatment-related factors ...
Yikuan Chen +7 more
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Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Clipping for Acute Anastomotic Bleeding After Colorectal Surgery [PDF]
Purpose Anastomotic bleeding after colorectal surgery is a rare, mostly self-limiting, postoperative complication that could lead to a life-threatening condition. Therefore, prompt management is required.
Ryun Kyong Ha +6 more
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Bevacizumab plus Irinotecan-Based Regimens in the Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer [PDF]
Objectives: Bevacizumab is a monoclonal antibody that directly inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor, a key regulator of angiogenesis. Bevacizumab significantly improves progression-free and/or overall survival in metastatic colorectal cancer in ...
Heinemann, Volker, Hoff, Paulo M.
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Background The incidence of colorectal cancer in adolescent and young adult patients is increasing. However, survival and clinical features of young patients, especially those with stage IV disease, relative to adult patients remain unclear. Methods This
Dai Shida +8 more
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Background Preoperative and early postoperative serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels are known prognostic factors in rectal cancer. Recently, a large‐scale study on colon cancer revealed that “preoperatively elevated and postoperatively normalized
Yuya Nakamura +9 more
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FGFR2 amplification in colorectal adenocarcinoma [PDF]
FGFR2 is recurrently amplified in 5% of gastric cancers and 1%–4% of breast cancers; however, this molecular alteration has never been reported in a primary colorectal cancer specimen.
Carter, Jamal H +6 more
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A T4B hepatic flexure of colon cancer that had invaded the liver, gall bladder, and pancreas/duodenum was removed through a D3 expanded right hemicolectomy + pancreaticoduodenectomy +sectional VI and VII hepatic segmentectomy.
Linghou Meng +8 more
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