Open AccessPrognostic Value of Postoperative Detection of Blood Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients With Colorectal Cancer Operated on For Cure
Author(s) -
Xavier Bessa,
Virgı́nia Piñol,
Sergi Castellví–Bel,
Elena Piazuelo,
Antonio M. Lacy,
JI Elizalde,
Josep M. Piqué,
Antoni Castells
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000055223.27623.f3
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , circulating tumor cell , carcinoembryonic antigen , oncology , tumor m2 pk , proportional hazards model , primary tumor , cancer , lymph node , univariate analysis , gastroenterology , multivariate analysis , metastasis
To assess whether postoperative detection of circulating tumor cells in peripheral blood influenced the prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer after radical surgery.