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Table 3 Characteristics of the eleven patients with recurrent disease
From: Surveillance for early stages of colon cancer: potentials for optimizing follow-up protocols
| Patient | Initial stage | Adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery | Site of recurrence | Presence of symptoms | Timing of recurrence (months) | Diagnostic tool |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | No | Liver | No | 6 | CEUS and CT |
| 2 | I | No | Local and lung | No | 24 | CEUS and CT |
| 3 | IIA | No | Lung | No | 48 | CT |
| 4 | IIA | No | Liver | No | 18 | CEUS and CT |
| 5 | IIA | Yes | Lung | No | 18 | CT |
| 6 | IIA + I | No | Liver | No | 18 | CT |
| 7 | IIA | No | Liver | Abdominal pain | 42 | CEUS and CT |
| 8 | IIA | Yes | Lung | No | 24 | CT |
| 9 | IIA | No | Local | No | 12 | CT |
| 10 | I | No | Local | No | 12 | Colonoscopy |
| 11 | IIB | No | Liver | No | 12 | CT |
