Clinical significan of micrometastasis in cancer
- VernacularTitle:肿瘤微转移研究的临床意义
- Author:
Liang HU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Neoplasms;
Micrometastasis;
Prognosis;
Survival rate
- From:
Journal of International Oncology
2008;35(5):340-343
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Micrometastasis is an independable prognostic factor for the cancer patients.Furthermore,free-disease survival and overall survival of the cancer patients are correlated with micrometastasis.In addition, detection of micrometastasis can be used to monitor the efficacy of adjuvant therapy,predict outcome and im.prove the stage of patients with carcinoma.Micrometastasis has great significance for clinical comprehensivetreatment.The limitations of this study include the lackness of retrospective analysis,the small number of pa-tients studied,and the short follow-up time for the cancer patients.
