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Embryonic Origin of Primary Colon Cancer Predicts Pathologic Response and Survival in Patients Undergoing Resection for Colon Cancer Liver Metastases.
Annals of surgery - 1 Mar 2018
Yamashita Suguru, Brudvik Kristoffer Watten, Kopetz Scott E, Maru Dipen, Clarke Callisia N, Passot Guillaume, Conrad Claudius, Chun Yun Shin, Aloia Thomas A, Vauthey Jean-Nicolas
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BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine the prognostic value of embryonic origin in patients undergoing resection after chemotherapy for colon cancer liver metastases (CCLM). METHODS: We identified 725 patients with primary colon cancer and known RAS mutation status who underwent hepatic resection after preoperative chemotherapy for CCLM (1990 to 2015). Survival after resection of CCLM from midgut...
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