Journal article
Metastatic Spread Emerging From Liver Metastases of Colorectal Cancer
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether liver metastases contribute to metastatic spread of colorectal cancer (CRC) by shedding intact tumor cells.
BACKGROUND: Metastases represent the primary cause of death in CRC. Understanding the metastatic activity of metastases and which patients are at high risk for tumor cell dissemination may, therefore, have significant influence on cancer care in the future.
Authors
Rahbari NN; Bork U; Schölch S; Reissfelder C; Thorlund K; Betzler A; Kahlert C; Schneider M; Ulrich AB; Büchler MW
Journal
Annals of Surgery, Vol. 263, No. 2, pp. 345–352
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
February 2016
DOI
10.1097/sla.0000000000001341
ISSN
0003-4932