Implantation metastasis from sigmoid colon cancer to rectal anastomosis proved by whole exome sequencing and lineage inference for cancer heterogeneity and evolution analysis: Case report and literature review

It was estimated that 70% of patients with colorectal cancer were found to have viable exfoliated malignant cells in adjacent intestinal lumen. Exfoliated malignant cells had been reported to implant on raw surfaces, such as polypectomy site, anal fissure, anal fistula, hemorrhoidectomy wound, and a...

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Main Authors: Guan Yu Yu, Xian Hua Gao, Li Jian Xia, De Bin Sun, Tao Liu, Wei Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.930715/full