A systematic analysis highlighting deficiencies in reported outcomes for patients with stage IV colorectal cancer undergoing palliative resection of the primary tumour.

Related Articles A systematic analysis highlighting deficiencies in reported outcomes for patients with stage IV colorectal cancer undergoing palliative resection of the primary tumour. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2018 10;44(10):1469-1478 Authors: Harji DP, Vallance A, Selgimann J, Bach S, Mohamed F, Brown J, Fearnhead N Abstract BACKGROUND: Management of the primary tumour in the presence of unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) is controversial. The role of primary tumour resection (PTR) has been investigated by a number of retrospective cohort studies, with a number on going randomised controlled trials. The aim of this study was to identify the clinical and patient-reported…
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