Value of a follow-up study of recurrent carcinoma of the colon and rectum.
Surg Gynecol Obstet
; 145(6): 895-7, 1977 Dec.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-929363
ABSTRACT
The results of our programmed follow-up study of patients with carcinoma of the colon and rectum have been disappointing. This is true also for those patients who have undergone resection with the intention of cure. This is mainly because of the discouraging results of our treatment of recurrent lesions. Chemotherapy or roentgen radiation has not regularly been used. The mean survival time has probably been prolonged in some single instances. Only three out of 36 are still alive. Oour negative results show that a follow-up study of this magnitude has been too extensive when the poor outcome is considered. We believe that a follow-up study of patients who have been operated upon for carcinoma of the colon and rectum is necessary but in a simpler form than we have done.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Rectal Neoplasms
/
Colonic Neoplasms
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Type of study:
Observational_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Surg Gynecol Obstet
Year:
1977
Document type:
Article