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Table 2 Detection advanced CRC on abdominal CT

From: The strengths and limitations of routine staging before treatment with abdominal CT in colorectal cancer

Analysis of surgical patients that were staged before treatment (n = 463)

   

Diagnosed

Suspected

Not seen

Liver metastases

n = 86

73

85%

12

14%

1

1%

Peritoneal carcinomatosis

n = 33

11

33%

6

18%

16

48%

pT4 colon carcinomaa

n = 115

99

86%

5

4%

11

10%

 

Rectum (n = 115)

Colon (n = 348)

 

cM

pM

cM

pM

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Liver metastases

13

11%

16

14%

61

18%

70

20%

Peritoneal carcinomatosis

2

2%

3

3%

9

3%

30

9%

Locally advanced disease

n.a.b

n.a.

99

29%

123

36%

  1. cM: metastases diagnosed before treatment on staging abdominal CT (without additional diagnostics)
  2. pM: final conclusion, including additional imaging, peroperative findings and histology
  3. a In 8 patients the local invasiness was not described in the original report, leaving 115 patients for evaluation
  4. b Local invasiveness and lymph node status (cTN stage) in rectal carcinoma was determined on pelvic MRI
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BMC Cancer

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