title: Surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysms associated with malignancy.
abstract: Of 148 patients treated for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), 33 (22%) also had cancer. According to the classification of Szilagyi, there were 13 patients in group I, 19 in group II, and 1 in group IV. In group I, the mean interval between the cancer and AAA operations was 7 years (range 1-14 years). Aneurysmectomy was performed in 9 patients, wrapping in 2, and no operation in 2. In group II, a two-stage operation was performed in 8 patients, a single-stage operation in 4, only surgery for cancer in 4, and no operation in 3. Of 4 patients undergoing single-stage operations, 3 had colorectal cancer, and there were no postoperative complications such as graft infection or anastomotic breakdown. In group I, 6 of 13 patients died, but there were no cancer deaths. In group II, 9 of 19 patients died, 6 from progressive cancer. The group IV patient also died of cancer. These results suggest that if a patient can tolerate surgery for both diseases, a single-stage operation is preferable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yamaguchi Central Hospital, Hofu, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nawata
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nawata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hongo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagashima
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakayasu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shirasawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Esato
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D015996:Survival Rate