Open Access<p>Diameter of Superior Rectal Vein – CT Predictor of KRAS Mutation in Rectal Carcinoma</p>
Author(s) -
Chenyu Song,
Bingqi Shen,
Zhi Dong,
Zhenzhen Fan,
Ling Xu,
Zi Ping Li,
Yin Li,
Shi Feng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s270727
Subject(s) - kras , medicine , pathological , colorectal cancer , calcification , lymph node , radiology , metastasis , pathology , gastroenterology , cancer
The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of CT parameters to predict the presence of KRAS mutations in rectal cancer patients. The relationship between the presence of a KRAS mutation and pathological findings was evaluated simultaneously.