title: [Colorectal cancer: prognosis after curative surgical treatment without extended elective lymphadenectomy in patients in Dukes C stage].
abstract: A retrospective analysis has been carried out on a group of 103 Dukes C cases from a series of 412 patients with colorectal carcinoma, operated on from January 1970 to November 1983. The 5-year survival rate was 32% in patients who had a curative resection (median survival: 24 months). Larger numbers of lymph nodes were obtained with right or left colectomy. As regards the treatment of rectal cancer, similar numbers of nodes were obtained either with anterior resection or with Miles' operation. Prognosis was significantly correlated to tumor location, number of involved nodes (p less than 0.01) and grading of the primary tumor (p less than 0.01). The use of extended left colectomy with elective abdominopelvic lymphadenectomy was associated with a small raise of survival and a definite increase of perioperative morbidity and mortality compared to conservative surgical resection.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Secco
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fardelli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rovida
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Ratto
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Capponi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fabiano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Motta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate
vernacular_title: Il cancro colorettale: prognosi dopo trattamento chirurgico curativo senza linfoadenectomia allargata di principio nei pazienti allo stadio Dukes C.