Article
Clinical value of bile for the detection of mutant K-ras from colorectal liver metastases.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2000
de Kok J B, Swinkels D W, Ruers T J
Abstract excerpt
In 25% of patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer, hepatic metastases are not detected at presentation of the colorectal primary but develop during follow-up. Early detection of these metastases may improve the chance of cure by surgical resection. We hypothesised that in patients with occult h...
Topics
- Bile
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- DNA, Neoplasm
- Genes, ras
- Humans
- Liver Neoplasms
- Mutation
