Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3998986 | Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America | 2008 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
The management of advanced colorectal cancer has changed dramatically during the last decade. By redefining resectability, and with the use of modern chemotherapy, nearly 10% of unresectable patients are now alive 5 years after diagnosis, and, overall, 20% are alive at 5 years when the combined results of surgery and chemotherapy are considered. These achievements are not reflected in the current staging, which categorizes all disease spread beyond the lymph node basin of the primary tumor as unstratified stage 4. This article discusses the merits of a number of proposals for a new, meaningful staging system for advanced colorectal cancer.
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Authors
Graeme J. Poston,