Follow-up of colon cancer: Detection of liver metastases: Benefit and periodicity

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 8-10

  De Goede, E ^a   Filez, L ^a   Janssens, J ^a   Van Cutsem, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CEA; Colon cancer; Follow up; Imaging methods; Liver metastases; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURVIVAL; COLON CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER METASTASIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIODICITY;

COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031980720     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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