[Recurrence patterns and surgical treatment for recurrent colon cancer after radical resection].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the surgical treatment for recurrent colon cancer after radical resection.


METHODS
Clinical data of 87 cases with recurrence colon cancer after radical resection from Jan. 1999 to Dec. 2005 were analyzed retrospectively.


RESULTS
The resection rate of recurrent colon cancer was 74.7% . 55.2% (48/87) of the cases received radical resection,and the median survival was 49 months,while 19.5% (17/87) received palliative resection with a median survival of 24 months, 25.3% (22/87) only exploration or by- pass operation with a median survival of 10 months. There were significant differences in survival among the different surgical treatments (P=0.003).


CONCLUSIONS
The resection rate of recurrent colon cancer is high,and reoperation can prolong the survival of such patients.
Shan
Yi
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Department of Abdominal Surgery, Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
Che
Xu
X
Zhao
Dong-bing
DB
Bi
Jian-jun
JJ
Zhou
Zhi-xiang
ZX
Shao
Yong-fu
YF
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult