Lung Metastasectomy from Colorectal Cancer, 10-year Experience in a South American Cancer Center.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to describe the survival outcomes and factors associated with prognosis in patients undergoing pulmonary metastasectomy with colorectal cancer (CRC) in a cancer center in South America.

Material and methods

A retrospective analysis of patients that underwent lung metastasectomy due to CRC at National Cancer Institute (INC), Colombia between 2007 and 2017 was performed and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis along with log-rank test and Cox regression multivariate analysis were completed.

Results

Seventy-five patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma were included in the study. Of them, 57.3% were women with a median age of 62 years [interquartile ranges (IQR): 18.5]. For 45.3% the adenocarcinoma was located in the rectum and 29.3% had stage IV at dia

SUBMITTER: Carvajal C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9406509 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature