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International Journal of Colorectal Disease
Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease 1/2018

01-01-2018 | Original Article

Surgical and oncological outcomes after complete mesocolic excision in right-sided colon cancer compared with conventional surgery: a retrospective, single-institution study

Authors: Tommaso Zurleni, Alberto Cassiano, Elson Gjoni, Andrea Ballabio, Giovanni Serio, Luca Marzoli, Francesco Zurleni

Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of the study was whether complete mesocolic excision (CME) with central vascular ligation (CVL) is associated with a survival benefit compared with traditional procedure in right-sided colon cancer.

Methods

Overall, 251 consecutive patients underwent surgery for right colon cancer between 2007 and 2012. After exclusion, 95 subjects received non-CME surgery before 2010, and 97 subjects received CME surgery after January 2010, when we started to perform CME systematically. The number of lymph nodes, morbidity, and mortality was analyzed. Overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) were investigated.

Results

The median number of examined lymph nodes was 33.28 in the CME group and 26.92 in the non-CME group, p < 0.001. Postoperative complications were 21.6% in the CME group and 17.8% in the non-CME group, without significant difference. One out of 192 patients died. Three-year OS was 88% in the CME group and 71% in the non-CME group (p = 0.003). In stage II, 3-year DSS was 97% in the CME group and 86% in the non-CME group. In stage III, the 3-year DSSs in the CME and in the non-CME groups were 86 and 67%, respectively (p < 0.001). Cox’s regression showed that CME (p = 0.0012), the number of lymph nodes (p = 0.029), and TNM stage (p < 0.001) were significant independent predictors of DSS at 3 years.

Conclusion

Surgical standardization of CME with CVL for right-sided colon cancer is associated with better staging and prognosis, particularly in UICC stage II and III. This study shows that CME is safe and reproducible with acceptable morbidity.
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Metadata
Title
Surgical and oncological outcomes after complete mesocolic excision in right-sided colon cancer compared with conventional surgery: a retrospective, single-institution study
Authors
Tommaso Zurleni
Alberto Cassiano
Elson Gjoni
Andrea Ballabio
Giovanni Serio
Luca Marzoli
Francesco Zurleni
Publication date
01-01-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
International Journal of Colorectal Disease / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 0179-1958
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1262
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-017-2917-2

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