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  Number of cases First year (%) Third year (%) Fifth year (%) P All patients 3,655 4.3 12.0 14.5  Gender     0.0253  Male 1,994 4.8 13.8 16.5   Female 1,661 4.7…

Fig. 7.1 (a) Single hypoechoic intrahepatic space-occupying lesion with clear boundary and regular shape. (b) Multiple hypoechoic intrahepatic space-occupying lesions (arrow) with the same size and round or oval shape…

Fig. 15.1 Results of chemotherapy: CT scan demonstrating. (a) Tumor burden prechemotherapy treatment; (b) tumor burden postchemotherapy treatment The efficacy of FOLFOX and FOLFIRI has been confirmed in large single-center…

Author Year Number of cases Test items and frequency of the intensive follow-up group Test items and frequency of the control group Makela et al. 1995 106 Visit one time…

Fig. 3.1 Expression of OPN in colorectal cancer and hepatic metastatic tissue By combining the related functional detection results of colorectal cancer cells after OPN transfection, a hypothesis is proposed…

Fig. 9.1 The PET/CT image of colorectal cancer liver metastases (colonic lesions, red arrows; liver metastases, white arrows). Coronal plane, sagittal plane, cross section, planar section Fig. 9.2 Male patient,…

Fig. 16.1 The hazard ratio and the advantage in median PFS observed in the published trials using the monoclonal antibodies, bevacizumab, cetuximab, and panitumumab 16.2.5 Salvage Surgery After Tumor Shrinkage…

Fig. 18.1 Affluent blood supply of colorectal cancer liver metastases. (a) Female, 52-year-old patients with liver metastasis of colon cancer; enhanced arterial lesions advanced the top right lobe diaphragm. (b)…

Benefits Risks Improved progression-free survival Delayed surgery Evaluation of chemoresponsiveness More reversible surgical complications Selection for surgery Chemotherapy-associated liver injuries Fewer “open and close” Complete response making metastases difficult to…