Table 3 |
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Average time (months) to organ metastasis in metastatic colon cancer patients |
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Type of Metastasis |
Time ± SD |
Patients1 |
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Liver metastasis |
9.8 ± 14.9 |
54 |
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Lung metastasis |
23.3 ± 25.32 |
59 |
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Bone metastasis |
21.2 ± 18.52 |
13 |
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From liver metastasis to bone metastasis |
8.3 ± 13.4 |
12 |
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From lung metastasis to bone metastasis |
3.3 ± 4.23 |
10 |
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SD = standard deviation. 1 Patients with only 1 scan are not included in these calculations. 2 A significant difference (unpaired Student t test, P < 0.05) was found when the time to metastasis from the colon to the lung or bone was compared with the time to metastasis from the colon to the liver. 3 No significant difference (P > 0.05) was found when the time from lung metastasis to bone metastasis was compared with the time from liver metastasis to bone metastasis. |
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Roth et al. BMC Cancer 2009 9:274 doi:10.1186/1471-2407-9-274 |
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