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2370800

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-8-21
pubmed:abstractText
Cecal carcinoma has been associated with a poorer prognosis than other colon carcinomas because of the presumed longstanding obscure symptoms. In a combined study of three Dutch hospitals, a total of 166 patients with cecal carcinoma were evaluated after right hemicolectomy. Special emphasis was placed on clinical symptoms related to advanced tumor growth, e.g., pain, anemia, and palpable mass. These factors and clinicopathological staging were evaluated with aid of the Cox regression model. Ninety percent of the resected specimens contained a Dukes' B or C carcinoma. Only 5% were found to have widespread metastatic disease. Overall 5 year survival rate was found to be 0.57. No statistically significant relation to pain or palpable mass was found. Anemia, however, was related to a better survival, especially in patients with a Dukes' B carcinoma. Clinicopathological staging according to Dukes' is closely related to survival. It is concluded that carcinoma of the cecum behaves similarly to other colon malignancies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0022-4790
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
171-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Cecal carcinoma: a different colon malignancy?
pubmed:affiliation
St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article