Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Colorectal Cancer: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study Using the Korean National Health Insurance Database.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The study aimed to investigate the current status and prognostic factors for overall survival in patients who had undergone pulmonary metastasectomy for colorectal cancer.

Materials and methods

The data of 2,573 patients who had undergone pulmonary metastasectomy after surgery for colorectal cancer between January 2009 and December 2014 were extracted from the Korean National Health Insurance Service claims database. Patient-, colorectal cancer-, pulmonary metastasis-, and hospital-related factors were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method, log-rank test, and Cox proportional hazards analysis to identify prognostic factors for overall survival after pulmonary metastasectomy.

Results

The mean age of the patients was 60.9±10.5 years; 66.2% and 79.1% of the part

SUBMITTER: Yu WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8524016 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature