Premium
Five‐year survival after extended resection of colon cancer
Author(s) -
Gardner Bernard
Publication year - 1987
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.2930340409
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , resection , cancer , chemotherapy , surgery , oncology
Eleven cases of prolonged survival after extensive resection of colon cancer including neighboring structures are presented. Our understanding of colon cancer as a rapidly invasive but slowly metastasizing tumor has provided the rationale for this approach. Techniques of ureteral and abdominal wall reconstruction are presented. Cures are possible with this approach, and without the availability of adequate chemotherapy aggressive resections remain the mainstay of treatment.