Factors predicting recurrence after curative resection for rectal cancer: a 16-year study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The recurrence after curative surgery of the rectal adenocarcinoma is a serious complication, considered as a failure of the therapeutic strategy. The aim of this study was to identify the different prognostic factors affecting the recurrence of adenocarcinoma of the rectum.

Methods

A retrospective analysis of patients operated for adenocarcinoma of the rectum between January 2000 and December 2015 was conducted. The study of the recurrence rate and prognostic factors was performed through the Kaplan Meier survival curve and the Cox regression analysis.

Results

During the study period, 188 patients underwent curative surgery for rectal adenocarcinoma, among which 53 had a recurrence. The recurrence rate was 44.6% at 5 years. The multivariate analysis identi

SUBMITTER: Farhat W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6819540 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature