title: Factors influencing local recurrence after curative surgery for rectal cancer.
abstract: The histories of 90 consecutive patients who underwent curative surgery for rectal cancer from January 1975 to December 1981 were reviewed. Twenty of 90 patients (22.2%) recurred locally. The site of the primary lesion and tumor differentiation are the most important factors influencing local recurrence. Median survival from recurrence was 3 months and no patient was alive after 15 months. No significant difference in survival was observed in patients surgically treated for recurrence compared to untreated patients.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Semeiotica Chirurgica B, Università di Genova, Italia.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Secco
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fardelli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Campora
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rovida
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bertoglio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*