Table 1.
Time from surgery |
Tests
|
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Full blood count, liver function tests, CEA
|
Abdominal US
|
Chest X-Ray
|
Abdominal CT scan
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Colonoscopy
|
|
3 mo | √ | ||||
6 mo | √ | √ | √ | ||
9 mo | √ | ||||
12 mo | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
18 mo | √ | ||||
2 yr | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
3 yr | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
4 yr | √ | √ | √ | ||
5 yr | √ | √ | √ | √ |
CEA: Carcinoembrionyc antigen; US: Ultrasonography; CT: Computed tomography.