Isolated metastasis of colon cancer to the scapula: is surgical resection warranted?
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Isolated metastasis of colon cancer to the scapula: is surgical resection warranted?
BACKGROUND Distant metastases from colon cancer spread most frequently to the liver and the lung. Risk factors include positive lymph nodes and high grade tumors. Isolated metastases to the appendicular skeleton are very rare, particularly in the absence of identifiable risk factors. CASE REPORT The patient was a 55 year old male with no previous personal or family history of colon cancer. Ro...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Surgical Oncology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1477-7819
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-9-137