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Survival benefit associated with surgical oophorectomy in patients with colorectal cancer metastatic to the ovary.
Clinical colorectal cancer - 1 Sept 2012
Garrett Christopher R, George Ben, Viswanathan Chitra, Bhadkamkar Nishin A, Wen Sijin, Baladandayuthapani Veerarabhadran, You Y Nancy, Kopetz Edmund S, Overman Michael J, Kee Bryan K, Eng Cathy
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the outcome of patients with colorectal cancer metastatic to the ovary and the impact of surgical oophorectomy on the outcome. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective evaluation of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer to the ovary. Of 3776 female patients with colorectal cancer seen at MD Anderson from 2001-2008, 110 (2.9%) were identified...
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