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Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma: Pathobiologic Subsets

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Biology and Treatment of Colorectal Cancer Metastasis

Part of the book series: Developments in Oncology ((DION,volume 42))

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The principal pathologic variables of colorectal cancer prognosis are reviewed. The interrelationship of the three variables, namely, tumor stage, tumor grade, and tumor cell type, is emphasized. Survival prognosis is very much influenced by the histologic/cytologic characteristics of the tumor with greater importance being placed on tumor grade and the predominant cell type present in metastatic colon cancer. The criteria, definition, and examples of the histologic grade and cell types are presented. The potential implications of these pathologic characteristics to therapeutic modalities are hypothesized.

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  1. Lewis A. Johnson
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  1. M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute Texas Medical Center, The University of Texas System Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA

    Anthony J. Mastromarino Ph.D.

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© 1986 Martinus Nijhoff Publishing, Boston

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Johnson, L.A. (1986). Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma: Pathobiologic Subsets. In: Mastromarino, A.J. (eds) Biology and Treatment of Colorectal Cancer Metastasis. Developments in Oncology, vol 42. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2301-3_5

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