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Approximately 75% of upfront chemotherapy patients with unresectable, asymptomatic stage IV colorectal cancer can be spared initial resection of the primary tumor. Colonoscopic findings of nontraversable lesions at diagnosis may predict the need for late surgical intervention.
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