Tumor location is an independent predictive factor for distant metastasis and metastatic sites of rectal adenocarcinoma in patients receiving total mesorectal excision

Conclusion: A poor OS rate and high lung or liver metastasis rate were observed in distal rectal adenocarcinoma. Longer intensive surveillance of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis after TME in distal rectal adenocarcinoma could be necessary.

Source: Journal of Cancer - June 20, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Chien-Hsin Chen, Mao-Chih Hsieh, Ping-Kun Hsiao, En-Kwang Lin, Yen-Jung Lu, Szu-Yuan Wu Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research