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. 2006 Apr 4;94(8):1099–1106. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603075

Table 4. Sites of distant metastases (at time of first diagnosis and at longer follow-up) in 75 patients. The site of metastases was documented in 37 of 49 patients, with 1–3 sites per patient (total of 54 sites).

Site Number of patients % of patients/sites 95% confidence interval for patients (%)
Lung and pleura 18 24/33 15–35
Brain 13 17/24 10–28
Lymph nodes 7 9/13 4–18
Liver 6 8/11 3–17
Skeleton 4 5/7 1–13
Skin 3 4/6 0.8–11
Adrenal glands 2 3/4 0.3–9
Peritoneal carcinoma 1 1/2 0.03–7