title: [Prognostic factors in rectal cancer].
abstract: After surgical resection of rectal carcinoma the R (residual tumor) classification and pTNM are independent prognostic factors. In patients with residual tumor, presence or absence of distant metastases influences prognosis. The pTNM-defined stage and substage is of prognostic influence for patients without residual tumor. In a study of 597 patients multivariate analysis was used to identify additional prognostic factors for individual substages. Similar studies on larger patient material are needed for further clarification of these prognostic factors.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Klinische Pathologie, Chirurgischen Universitätsklinik Erlangen.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hermanek
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Guggenmoos-Holzmann
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Büttner
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate
vernacular_title: Prognostische Faktoren beim Rektumkarzinom.