Detection of hepatic disseminated tumor cells is a powerful prognostic factor.

2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Detection of hepatic disseminated tumor cells is a powerful prognostic factor.

According to a study from Germany, "Approximately 30-50% of all colorectal cancer patients with a resectable primary tumor will subsequently develop metastatic disease due to tumor cell dissemination.

"In the case of limited solid hepatic metastasis, resection of the primary tumor and the respective hepatic metastasis can be curative. Our aim was to evaluate the incidence of hepatic DTC in patients with solid liver metastasis and to describe their prognostic impact," wrote C.C. Schimanski and colleagues, German Cancer Research Center, …