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International Journal of Colorectal Disease

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01-11-2007 | Original Article

Long-term oncologic results of patients with distal rectal cancer treated by local excision with or without adjuvant treatment

Authors: Byung Soh Min, Nam Kyu Kim, Yong Taek Ko, Kang Young Lee, Seung Hyuk Baek, Chang Hwan Cho, Seung Kook Sohn

Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease | Issue 11/2007

Abstract

Aim

The aim of this study is to review long-term oncologic results of local excision (LE) and to investigate the validity and feasibility of LE as a treatment option for distal rectal cancer.

Materials and methods

Seventy-six patients who underwent LE for distal rectal adenocarcinoma with curative intent from 1991 to 2000 at Severance Hospital Yonsei University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea were enrolled in this study.

Results

Preoperative transrectal ultrasonography revealed 3 cases of uT0, 55 cases of uT1 and 18 cases of uT2. Postoperative pathologic examination revealed 10 cases of pT0 (where no residual cancer cells remained), 11 cases of pTis, 37 cases of pT1, 16 cases of pT2, and 2 cases of pT3. Eleven out of 37 patients with pT1 tumors received adjuvant radiation therapy. Among 16 patients with pT2 tumor, 7 undertook salvage operation and 8 received adjuvant therapy. The median follow-up period was 84.9 months. Local recurrence was observed in six patients. The 5-year local recurrence-free survival rate (LFS) was 89.4% in the pT1 group and 75.0% in the pT2 group (p = 0.012). Among the patients with pT1 cancer, those who received adjuvant radiation therapy demonstrated a 5-year LFS of 100%, compared to those who did not, 76.0% (p = 0.038).

Conclusion

Our results imply a potential role of LE and adjuvant radiation as an option for the treatment of distal rectal cancer, and that even for pT1 carcinoma, LE alone might not be a valid modality.

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Title: Long-term oncologic results of patients with distal rectal cancer treated by local excision with or without adjuvant treatment
Authors: Byung Soh Min
Nam Kyu Kim
Yong Taek Ko
Kang Young Lee
Seung Hyuk Baek
Chang Hwan Cho
Seung Kook Sohn
Publication date: 01-11-2007
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease / Issue 11/2007
Print ISSN: 0179-1958
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1262
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-007-0339-2

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Long-term oncologic results of patients with distal rectal cancer treated by local excision with or without adjuvant treatment

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Aim

Materials and methods

Results

Conclusion

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