Article
Histopathological Growth Patterns and Survival After Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastasis: An External Validation Study.
JNCI cancer spectrum - 1 Jun 2021
Höppener Diederik J, Galjart Boris, Nierop Pieter M H, Buisman Florian E, van der Stok Eric P, Coebergh van den Braak Robert R J, van Amerongen Martin J, Balachandran Vinod P, Jarnagin William R, Kingham T Peter, Doukas Michail, Shia Jinru, Nagtegaal Iris D, Vermeulen Peter B, Koerkamp Bas Groot, Grünhagen Dirk J, de Wilt Johannes H W, D'Angelica Michael I, Verhoef Cornelis
Abstract excerpt
Background: After resection of colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRLM), 2 main histopathological growth patterns can be observed: a desmoplastic and a nondesmoplastic subtype. The desmoplastic subtype has been associated with superior survival. These findings require external validation. Methods: An international multicenter retrospective cohort study was conducted in patients treated surgically for CRLM at 3...
Topics
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Confidence Intervals
- Disease-Free Survival
- Female
- Humans
- Kaplan-Meier Estimate
- Liver Neoplasms
