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Survival of patients at pennsylvania hospital with hepatic metastases from carcinoma of the colon and rectum

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A retrospective study of 58 patients with hepatic metastases from carcinoma of the colon at the time of initial operation revealed a median survival of 178 days from the time of operation. No chemotherapeutic agents were administered to any of the patients.

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  1. Department of Surgery and Head, Section on Cancer Chemotherapy, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Murray S. Abrams M.D. & Harvey J. Lerner M.D.

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Abrams, M.S., Lerner, H.J. Survival of patients at pennsylvania hospital with hepatic metastases from carcinoma of the colon and rectum. Dis Colon Rectum 14, 431–434 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02553467

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