Pulmonary metastasis in rectal cancer: a retrospective study of clinicopathological characteristics of 404 patients in Chinese cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aim to investigate the incidence, timing and risk factors of metachronous pulmonary recurrence after curative resection in patients with rectal cancer.

Design

A retrospective cohort study.

Setting

This study was conducted at a tertiary referral cancer hospital.

Participants

A total of 404 patients with rectal cancer who underwent curative resection from 2007 to 2012 at Beijing Hospital were enrolled in this study.

Interventions

The pattern of recurrence was observed and evaluated.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The incidence and timing of recurrences by site were calculated, and the risk factors of pulmonary recurrence were analysed.

Results

The 5-year disease-free survival for the entire cohort was 77.0%. The

SUBMITTER: Pan HD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5855328 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature