Open AccessThe Impact of Primary Tumor Location on Long-Term Survival in Patients Undergoing Hepatic Resection for Metastatic Colon Cancer
Author(s) -
John M. Creasy,
Eran Sadot,
Bas Groot Koerkamp,
Joanne F. Chou,
Mithat Gönen,
Nancy E. Kemeny,
Leonard Saltz,
Vinod P. Balachandran,
T. Peter Kingham,
Ronald P. DeMatteo,
Peter J. Allen,
William R. Jarnagin,
Michael I. D’Angelica
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
annals of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.764
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1534-4681
pISSN - 1068-9265
DOI - 10.1245/s10434-017-6264-x
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , primary tumor , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , splenic flexure , colorectal cancer , surgical oncology , cecum , surgery , cancer , gastroenterology , oncology , metastasis , colonoscopy
The impact of primary tumor location on overall survival (OS), recurrence-free survival (RFS), and long-term outcomes has not been well established in patients undergoing potentially curative resection of colorectal liver metastases (CRLM).