Biopsy of resectable colorectal liver metastases causes tumour dissemination and adversely affects survival after liver resection
British journal of surgery2005Vol. 92(9), pp. 1165–1168
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Abstract
Needle-track deposits are common after biopsy of suspected colorectal liver metastases. Biopsy of metastases confers poorer long-term survival on patients after liver resection and cannot be justified in patients with potentially resectable disease.
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