Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases: Biopsy of the Ablation Zone and Margins Can be Used to Predict Oncologic Outcome
Sotirchos V, Petrovic L, Gönen M, Klimstra D, Do R, Petre E, Garcia A, Barlas A, Erinjeri J, Brown K, Covey A, Alago W, Brody L, DeMatteo R, Kemeny N, Solomon S, Manova-Todorova K, Sofocleous C. Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases: Biopsy of the Ablation Zone and Margins Can be Used to Predict Oncologic Outcome. Radiology 2016, 280: 949-59. PMID: 27010254, PMCID: PMC5006720, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2016151005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancer liver metastasesLocal tumor progressionMargin sizeOncological outcomesBiopsy resultsTumor sizeRF ablationTumor cellsCumulative incidence of local tumor progressionFollow-upIncidence of local tumor progressionPredictor of local tumor progressionPredicting local tumor progressionMaterial-enhanced CT imagesProspective institutional review board-approvedMean tumor sizeMinimal ablative marginPositive biopsy resultsInstitutional review board approvalCancer liver metastasesComplete tumor ablationHIPAA-compliant studyAblation zonePredicting oncological outcomesReview board approval
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