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Disease‐free survival and recurrence after resection of colorectal carcinoma
Author(s) -
Pihl Eric,
Hughes Edward S. R.,
McDermott Francis T.,
Milne Barrie J.,
Price Ann B.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930160406
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , incidence (geometry) , rectal carcinoma , stage (stratigraphy) , gastroenterology , carcinoma , rectum , resection , surgery , cancer , paleontology , physics , optics , biology
Recurrence Data From A Series Of 1, 315 Colorectal Cancer Patients Managed By One Surgeon With Potentially Curative Resection Are Presented. Complete Follow‐Up Information Was Available On 1, 287 (98%) Patients. At The Time Of The Last Recurrences, 164 And 232 Months For Rectal And Colonic Tumours Respectively, The Long‐Time Recurrence Rate Was Significantly (P = 0.001) Higher For Rectal Tumours (42%) Than For Colonic (33%). Although Local Recurrences Tended To Be More Common In Rectal Than In Colonic Tumours (18% Compared To 15%), Only Those In Contiguity With The Operative Area Were Significantly (P < 0.005) More Common In Rectal Tumours. Systemic Recurrences Were Also Significantly (P < 0.025) Commoner For Rectal Tumours. The Greater Recurrence Rates In Rectal Tumours Were Associated With Significantly (P < 0.001) Higher Incidence Of Stage C Tumours Shorter Recurrence‐Free Survival In Rectal Stage C Tumours (P = 0.001) And Higher Incidence Of Pulmonary Metastases (P < 0.001).