Open AccessPrognostic scoring system for synchronous brain metastasis at diagnosis of colorectal cancer: A population-based study
Author(s) -
Jichuan Quan,
Xu Guan,
Chenxi Ma,
Zheng Liu,
Ming Yang,
Zhixun Zhao,
Peng Sun,
Zhen Meng,
Song Wang,
Zheng Jiang,
Xishan Wang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.924
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1948-5204
DOI - 10.4251/wjgo.v12.i2.195
Subject(s) - medicine , carcinoembryonic antigen , proportional hazards model , colorectal cancer , hazard ratio , oncology , survival analysis , metastasis , gastroenterology , cancer , confidence interval
Brain metastasis (BM) from colorectal cancer (CRC) is rarely encountered clinically, and its prognosis has not been fully evaluated.