Recurrence patterns and surgical treatment for recurrent colon cancer after radical resection / 中华胃肠外科杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the surgical treatment for recurrent colon cancer after radical resection.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Clinical data of 87 cases with recurrence colon cancer after radical resection from Jan. 1999 to Dec. 2005 were analyzed retrospectively.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The resection rate of recurrent colon cancer was 74.7% . 55.2% (48/87) of the cases received radical resection,and the median survival was 49 months,while 19.5% (17/87) received palliative resection with a median survival of 24 months, 25.3% (22/87) only exploration or by- pass operation with a median survival of 10 months. There were significant differences in survival among the different surgical treatments (P=0.003).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The resection rate of recurrent colon cancer is high,and reoperation can prolong the survival of such patients.</p>