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01-05-2022 | Rectal Cancer

Long-term outcomes of transanal endoscopic microsurgery for clinical complete response after neoadjuvant treatment in T2-3 rectal cancer

Authors: Javier Ernesto Barreras González, Haslen Cáceres Lavernia, Jorge Gerardo Pereira Fraga, Solvey Quesada Lemus

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 5/2022

Abstract

Background

Organ sparing by the transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) procedure is a treatment for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer after chemoradiotherapy (CRT) and complete clinical response (cCR).

Aims

To assess the surgical and long-term oncological outcomes of TEM for the treatment in T2-3 rectal cancer after CRT and cCR.

Methods

This study was a retrospective review of a prospective database of patients with rectal cancer who underwent TEM after CRT and cCR from April 2011 to March 2020.

Results

52 patients underwent TEM during a period of 9 years. This group of patients included 27 females and 25 males. The median age was 62 (32–86) years, lesion size was 2.5 (1–4) cm, and lesion distance from the anal verge 7.3 (4–10) cm. Median operative time was 79.5 (25–120) min and hospital stay was 1 day (14 h–4 days). Morbidity rate was 13.5% and reoperation rate due to major complications was 3.8%. Final histological findings confirmed 34 (65.4%) patients with ypT0, 7 (13.5%), 6 (11.5%), and 5 (9.6%) patients with carcinoma ypT1, ypT2, and ypT3, respectively. After a median follow-up period of 86 (5–107) months, 1 (2.4%) patient had local recurrences and 3 (7.3%) distant metastases. The 5-year disease-free survival was 91.7% and 5-year overall survival 89.5%.

Conclusion

Our experience has shown significant rates of ypT0 and ypT1 associated with excellent long-term results. Performing TEM to treat T2-3N0 rectal cancer after CRT and cCR appears to be an oncologically safe and effective procedure.

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Title: Long-term outcomes of transanal endoscopic microsurgery for clinical complete response after neoadjuvant treatment in T2-3 rectal cancer
Authors: Javier Ernesto Barreras González
Haslen Cáceres Lavernia
Jorge Gerardo Pereira Fraga
Solvey Quesada Lemus
Publication date: 01-05-2022
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Rectal Cancer
Rectal Cancer
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 5/2022
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-021-08583-y

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Long-term outcomes of transanal endoscopic microsurgery for clinical complete response after neoadjuvant treatment in T2-3 rectal cancer

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