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. 2022 Oct 8;13(1):49–57. doi: 10.21037/qims-21-1149

Table 2. Chronology of primary tumors and at various sites.

Primary location Metastasis first Synchronous Primary first [Min–Max] {Median (IQR)}
Stomach# 8 7 35 [1–180] {16 (10.5, 23.5)}
Colon 1 2 31 [4–120] {17 (12.0, 29.0)}
Breast 0 0 13 [6–186] {33 (12.0, 60.0)}
Uterus 1 3 1 [16]
LPB tract 2 0 2 [11, 23]
Appendix 0 4 0
Lung 0 0 1 [18]
Kidney 0 0 2 [20, 83]
Total 12 16 85 [1–186] {18 (11.5, 29.0)}

[Min–Max]: time interval (month) between primary tumors and MOTs. {Median (IQR)}: median time interval (month) between detection of primary tumor and metastasis. Marked with #: one patient had unilateral MOT first before primary gastric cancer and then had gastric surgery and unilateral MOT surgery before MOT was found 7 months later on the other side. Min, minimum; Max, maximum; IQR, interquartile range; MOT, metastatic ovarian tumor; LPB, liver-pancreas-biliary.