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ArticleAnnals of coloproctology2016

Prognostic Factors in Terms of the Number of Metastatic Nodules in Patients With Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases.

Ki Ung Jang, Chan Wook Kim, Ki-Hun Kim, Seok-Byung Lim, Chang Sik Yu, Tae Won Kim, Pyo Nyun Kim, Jong Hoon Kim, Jin Cheon Kim

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Article in Annals of coloproctology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ki Ung JangDepartment of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Chan Wook KimDepartment of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ki-Hun KimDepartment of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Seok-Byung LimDepartment of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Chang Sik YuDepartment of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Tae Won KimDepartment of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Pyo Nyun KimDepartment of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jong Hoon KimDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jin Cheon KimDepartment of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Asan Medical Center · KRUlsan College · KRUniversity of Ulsan · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe hepatic resection is the gold-standard treatment for patients with colorectal-cancer liver metastases (CLM). This study aimed to identify prognostic factors in patients with synchronous CLM who underwent a surgical curative (R0) resection with respect to the number of metastatic nodules.

methodsOf 1,261 CLM patients treated between January 1991 and December 2010, 339 who underwent a R0 resection for synchronous CLM were included in this retrospective analysis. Patients were grouped according to the number of CLM nodules: 1-2 CLM nodules, n = 272 (group 1) and 3-8 CLM nodules, n = 67 (group 2).

resultsThe 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) rate in group 1was better than that in group 2 (P = 0.020). The multivariate analysis identified lymph-node metastasis (N2), lymphovascular invasion (LVI), and three or more CLM nodules as independent poor prognostic factors for PFS in all patients and lymph-node metastasis (N2) and LVI as independent poor prognostic factors for patients in group 1. No independent prognostic factors were identified for patients in group 2. CLM treatment method and neoadjuvant chemotherapy were not associated with survival.

conclusionThree or more metastatic nodules, lymph-node metastasis (N2), and LVI were independent poor prognostic factors for PFS in patients with synchronous CLM who underwent a R0 resection. The latter 2 factors were also independent prognostic factors for PFS in patients with less than 3 CLM nodules; however, in patients with three or more CLM nodules, the prognosis for PFS may be related only to liver metastasis.

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Colorectal neoplasmsLiver metastasisMetastatic nodules

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