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Double primary malignancy in colorectal cancer patients--MSI is the useful marker for predicting double primary tumors.
International journal of colorectal disease - 1 Apr 2009
Yun H R, Yi L J, Cho Y K, Park J H, Cho Y B, Yun S H, Kim H C, Chun H K, Lee W Y
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The incidence of double primary malignancies (DPM) is known to be higher in colorectal cancer patients than the general population. And, the role of microsatellite instability (MSI) in DPM has been previously studied. We evaluated the clinical features and association between MSI and colorectal cancer patients with DPM. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From September 1994 to May 2004, we reviewed 2,301...
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