Systematic review: Incidence, risk factors, survival and treatment of bone metastases from colorectal cancer

Background: Bones are not considered a frequent metastatic site in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). The purpose of the present study was to determine the incidence of bone metastases (BM) in CRC, to identify possible risk factors for BM, survival after BM, and effect of treatment of BM includi...

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Main Authors: Troels Dreier Christensen, Sandra Galinska Jensen, Finn Ole Larsen, Dorte Lisbet Nielsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Bone Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212137418302653