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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2008; 14(9): 1430-1436
Published online Mar 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1430
Published online Mar 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1430
Table 1 Characteristics of patients with hepatic colorectal metastases
| Total cases | 326 |
| Median age (range) | 54 (32-84) |
| Male/Female (cases) | 243/83 |
| No. of tumors (cases) | |
| 1 | 125 (38.3%) |
| 2 | 105 (32.2%) |
| 3 | 65 (19.9%) |
| More | 31 (9.5%) |
| Tumor size (cases) | |
| < 3 cm | 95 (29.1%) |
| 3-5 cm | 124 (38.0%) |
| > 5 cm | 107 (32.8%) |
| Development of metastases | |
| Synchronous (cases) | 65 (19.9%) |
| Metachronous (cases) | 261 (80.1%) |
| Colorectomy to detection of metastases (mo) | 12 (0-42) |
| Metastases detected to cryosurgery (mo) | 4 (1-14) |
| Colorectomy to cryosurgery (mo) | 16 (3-52) |
| Precryosurgery chemotherapy(cases) | 216 (66.3%) |
| Precryosurgery CEA (mg/dL) | 11.2 (0.3-1422) |
- Citation: Xu KC, Niu LZ, He WB, Hu YZ, Zuo JS. Percutaneous cryosurgery for the treatment of hepatic colorectal metastases. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(9): 1430-1436
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i9/1430.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.1430