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. 2011 Jun 6;2011:285840. doi: 10.1155/2011/285840

(a) Nordlinger prognostic system

Risk N No. of risk factors 2-year survival
Low 305 0–2 79%
Intermed 738 3-4 60%
High 230 5–7 43%

Risk factors are (1) age > 60 years, (2) extension of primary CRC into serosa, (3) node-positive primary CRC, (4) time interval from primary CRC to CRLM < 2 years, (5) size of largest CRLM ≥ 5 cm, (6) number of CRLM ≥ 4, (7) margin less than 1 cm [16].