Biopsy of resectable colorectal liver metastases causes tumour dissemination and adversely affects survival after liver resection

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1165-1168

  Jones, O M ^a   Rees, M ^a   John, T G ^a   Bygrave, S ^a   Plant, G ^a  

^a NORTH HAMPSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM SEEDING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 24644479161     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4888     Document Type: Article

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