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Published in: BMC Surgery 1/2013

Open Access 01-12-2013 | Research article

Intensified neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy for rectal cancer enhances surgical complications

Authors: Leif Schiffmann, Nicole Wedermann, Michael Gock, Friedrich Prall, Gunther Klautke, Rainer Fietkau, Bettina Rau, Ernst Klar

Published in: BMC Surgery | Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

Background

Neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy has proven superior to adjuvant treatment in reducing the rate of local recurrence without impairing cancer related survival or the incidence of distant metastases. The present study aimed at addressing the effects of an intensified protocol of neoadjuvant treatment on the development of postoperative complications.

Methods

A total of 387 patients underwent oncological resection for rectal cancer in our institution between January 2000 and December 2009. 106 patients received an intensified radiochemotherapy. Perioperative morbidity and mortality were analyzed retrospectively with special attention on complication rates after intensified radio-chemotherapy. Therefore, for each patient subjected to neoadjuvant treatment a patient without neoadjuvant treatment was matched in the following order for tumor height, discontinuous resection/exstirpation, T-category of the TNM-system, dividing stoma and UICC stage.

Results

Of all patients operated for rectal cancer, 27.4% received an intensified neoadjuvant treatment. Tumor location in the matched patients were in the lower third (55.2%), middle third (41.0%) and upper third (3.8%) of the rectum. Postoperatively, surgical morbidity was higher after intensified neoadjuvant treatment. In the subgroup with low anterior resection (LAR) the anastomosis leakage rate was higher (26.6% vs. 9.7%) and in the subgroup of patients with rectal exstirpations the perineal wound infection rate was increased (42.2% vs. 18.8%) after intensified radiochemotherapy.

Conclusions

In rectal cancer the decision for an intensified neoadjuvant treatment comes along with an increase of anastomotic leakage and perineal wound infection. Quality of life is often reduced considerably and has to be balanced against the potential benefit of intensifying neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy.
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Metadata
Title
Intensified neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy for rectal cancer enhances surgical complications
Authors
Leif Schiffmann
Nicole Wedermann
Michael Gock
Friedrich Prall
Gunther Klautke
Rainer Fietkau
Bettina Rau
Ernst Klar
Publication date
01-12-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Surgery / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2482
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2482-13-43

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