Association of differential miRNA expression with hepatic vs. peritoneal metastatic spread in colorectal cancer

Abstract Background Though peritoneal carcinomatosis reflects a late stage of colorectal cancer (CRC), only few patients present with synchronous or metachronous liver metastases alongside their peritoneal carcinomatosis. It is hypothesized that this phenomenon may be causally linked to molecular ch...

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Main Authors: Sabine Heublein, Markus Albertsmeier, David Pfeifer, Lisa Loehrs, Alexandr V. Bazhin, Thomas Kirchner, Jens Werner, Jens Neumann, Martin Kurt Angele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4043-0