Metachronous colorectal cancer.
OBJECTIVE
In this study, we present our patients with metachronous colorectal cancer.


METHODS
In the period between 1990 and 2009, 670 patients with colorectal cancer were treated.


RESULTS
Metachronous cancer was developed in 4 (0.6%) patients. The time interval between index and metachronous cancer was 28 months to 22 years (mean 146 months).


CONCLUSIONS
Metachronous colorectal cancer is a potential risk that proves the necessity of postoperative colonoscopic control of all patients with colorectal cancer.
Pramateftakis
M G
MG
4th Surgical Department, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece. mpramateftakis@hotmail.com
Hatzigianni
P
P
Kanellos
D
D
Vrakas
G
G
Tsachalis
Th
T
Mantzoros
I
I
Kanellos
I
I
Lazaridis
C
C
D000368:Aged; D003113:Colonoscopy; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000175:diagnosis*