title: Colorectal cancer surveillance post-surgery.
abstract: Current surveillance methods for detecting recurrence after apparently curative colorectal cancer resection are insensitive and have not been shown to significantly improve survival. New surveillance methods based on molecular, flow cytometric and immunohistochemical detection of small numbers of tumour cells may prove more sensitive in detecting early recurrent cancer and may improve outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Academic Surgery, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London SW10 9NH.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Hindle
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tsavellas
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000097:blood; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000592:standards; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000592:standards; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen