A retrospective survival analysis of with pulmonary metastasis from colorectal cancer / 中华胃肠外科杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the survival rate after pulmonary resection for metastatic colorectal cancer(CRC).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Clinical data of 77 patients with pulmonary metastasis from CRC between January 2005 and October 2008 in the Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University were retrospectively analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There were 38 patients with synchronous pulmonary metastasis, of whom 2 underwent resection for pulmonary metastasis. The median survival time of two groups was 25 months and 18 months, which was not significantly different (P=0.33). There were 39 cases of metachronous pulmonary metastasis, of whom 28 received pulmonary metastasis resection. The 1-year and 3-year survival rates of 2 groups were 93.3% and 58.5%, and 38.8% and 19.1%, respectively. The median survival time of two groups was 26.7 months and 8 months, and the difference was statistically significant (P=0.004).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Surgical resection can improve the survival rate in patients with pulmonary metastasis from colorectal cancer.</p>