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- adjective physiology Occurring at a different time to that of a specified event
- adjective geology Having parts formed at different times
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We examined a total of 47 synchronous/metachronous primary CRC from 41 patients (36 synchronous, 4 metachronous and one both) and 41 gender, age (5-year intervals) and tumor location-paired patients with solitary tumors.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Victoria Gonzalo et al. 2010
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Results of this study demonstrate that tumors from patients with synchronous and metachronous CRC exhibit a higher degree of methylation than those from patients with solitary lesions.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Victoria Gonzalo et al. 2010
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We examined a total of 47 synchronous/metachronous primary CRC from 41 patients, and 41 gender, age (5-year intervals) and tumor location-paired patients with solitary tumors.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Victoria Gonzalo et al. 2010
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We examined a total of 47 synchronous/metachronous primary CRC from 41 patients, and 41 gender, age (5-year intervals) and tumor location-paired patients with solitary tumors.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Victoria Gonzalo et al. 2010
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Forty-one patients with either synchronous or metachronous CRC, and 41 gender, age and tumor location-paired patients with solitary tumors constituted the basis of this study.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Victoria Gonzalo et al. 2010
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In fact, synchronous and metachronous colorectal adenomas are reported in up to 30% and 48% of patients with sporadic CRC, respectively, while the corresponding figures for carcinoma are 4% and 9%, respectively
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Victoria Gonzalo et al. 2010
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Backround: Sigmoid colon cancer metachronous metastases commonly occur in the liver and lungs with sporadic reports also to the spleen, stomach, thyroid gland, abdominal wall and upper urinary tract.
BioMed Central - Latest articles John Kalaitzis 2010
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Although patterns of lymphatic spread from rectal cancer to sigmoid colon have recently been demonstrated, there is no evidence of metachronous mesorectum invasion from sigmoid colon cancer.
BioMed Central - Latest articles John Kalaitzis 2010
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This is a rare case of metachronous metastases invading the mesorectum and the abdominal wall.
BioMed Central - Latest articles John Kalaitzis 2010
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Indeed, whereas familial adenomatous polyposis represents the paradigm of tumor multiplicity, presence of either synchronous or metachronous CRC is also one of the most common clinical criteria for suspecting Lynch syndrome
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Victoria Gonzalo et al. 2010
chained_bear commented on the word metachronous
"Palaeontol. Of or relating to a geographical or palaeobiological feature which is composed of several parts formed at different times." (OED)
September 5, 2008