Stage IV colorectal cancer primary site and patterns of distant metastasis

Highlights • Tumors arising in the rectum were more likely to spread to the lungs than liver. • Distal colon tumors were less likely to spread to one versus two visceral organs. • Population-based data findings are consistent with previous clinical results. • Observed metastatic patterns may relate...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cancer epidemiology 2017-06, Vol.48, p.92-95
Hauptverfasser:	Robinson, Jamaica R, Newcomb, Polly A, Hardikar, Sheetal, Cohen, Stacey A, Phipps, Amanda I
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Breast cancer Cancer Colon Colonic neoplasms Colorectal cancer Colorectal carcinoma Colorectal neoplasms Colorectal Neoplasms - epidemiology Confidence intervals Epidemiology Female Health risk assessment Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine Humans Internal Medicine Liver Lungs Male Medical prognosis Medical research Metastases Metastasis Middle Aged Mutation Neoplasm Metastasis Neoplasm Staging Patients Population-based cancer registry Rectal neoplasms Rectum Surveillance Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Tumors arising in the rectum were more likely to spread to the lungs than liver. • Distal colon tumors were less likely to spread to one versus two visceral organs. • Population-based data findings are consistent with previous clinical results. • Observed metastatic patterns may relate to differences in venous drainage.
ISSN:	1877-7821 1877-783X
DOI:	10.1016/j.canep.2017.04.003