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Risk factors for brain metastases in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) - 1 May 2017
Christensen Troels Dreier, Palshof Jesper Andreas, Larsen Finn Ole, Høgdall Estrid, Poulsen Tim Svenstrup, Pfeiffer Per, Jensen Benny Vittrup, Yilmaz Mette Karen, Christensen Ib Jarle, Nielsen Dorte
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BACKGROUND: Brain metastases (BM) from colorectal cancer (CRC) are rare, but the incidence is suspected to rise as treatment of metastatic (m) CRC improves. The aim of this study was to identify possible biological and clinical characteristics at initial presentation of mCRC that could predict later risk of developing BM. Furthermore, we wished to estimate the incidence of BM in long-term surviving patients....
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