Management of the asymptomatic primary in the palliative treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 845-848

  Clements, D ^a   Dhruva Rao, P ^a   Ramanathan, D ^b   Adams, R ^b   Maughan, T S ^b   Davies, M M ^a  

^a Llandough Hopsital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b VELINDRE CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Obstruction; Palliative; Stent

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; FLUOROPYRIMIDINE; IRINOTECAN; OXALIPLATIN;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LIVER METASTASIS; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STENT; STOMA; SURVIVAL TIME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PALLIATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 70149110853     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2008.01695.x     Document Type: Review

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