Open AccessIs metastasectomy a worthy option?—the role of surgery in metastatic colon cancer to liver and lungs
Author(s) -
Riccardo Lemini,
Kristopher Attwood,
Tariq Almerey,
Jinny Gunn,
Tamanie Yeager,
Alexandra W. Elias,
Kristin N. Partain,
Matthew S. Jorgensen,
Wenyan Ji,
Emmanuel Gabriel,
Dorin T. Colibaseanu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of gastrointestinal oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.084
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 2219-679X
pISSN - 2078-6891
DOI - 10.21037/jgo.2019.09.06
Subject(s) - medicine , metastasectomy , cohort , colorectal cancer , overall survival , stage (stratigraphy) , lung , adenocarcinoma , demographics , surgery , cancer , gastroenterology , oncology , paleontology , demography , sociology , biology
The role of surgery and metastasectomy is controversial in the treatment of stage IV colon cancer (CC). The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between primary tumor resection (PTR) with metastasectomy and survival in patients diagnosed with metastatic CC.