Extent of enhancement on multiphase contrast-enhanced CT images is a potential prognostic factor of stage I-III colon cancer.

Zhanhuai WangYao YeYeting HuShugao HanLifeng SunDong XuKe-Feng Ding

Published in: European radiology (2018)

• Survival rates of stage I-III colon cancer vary widely even within the same stage. • Prognostic value of the extent of tumour enhancement on MDCT was assessed. • The high-enhancement group had a significantly shorter cancer-specific survival rate.

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