ArticleSurgery today2021
Oncological outcomes following laparoscopic surgery for pathological T4 colon cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis.
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- Risk of peritoneal metastasis following minimally invasive colectomy for locally advanced colon cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The oncologist · 2025Pooled it
- Is minimally invasive surgery safe and effective for pT4 colon cancer? Results from a national retrospective cohort study.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
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- Does Adjuvant Chemotherapy Benefit Patients with T4 N0 Colon Cancer?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- The Role of Prophylactic and Adjuvant Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) in Prevention of Peritoneal Metastases in Advanced Colorectal Cancer.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Recurrence After Colectomy for Locally Advanced Colon Cancer: Experience from a Developing Country.Indian journal of surgical oncology · 2023Article
- Laparoscopic vs. open colectomy for T4 colon cancer: A meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of prospective observational studies.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Review
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Abstract
purposesWhether laparoscopic colectomy (LC) is safe and effective for patients with locally advanced T4 colon cancer remains controversial. This study aimed to compare the oncological outcomes of LC and open colectomy (OC) for patients with pathological (p) T4 colon cancer.
methodsWe retrospectively analyzed 151 consecutive patients with pT4M0 colon cancer who underwent curative surgery between 2010 and 2017 using a propensity score-matched analysis.
resultsAfter propensity score-matching, we enrolled 100 patients (n = 50 in each group). Median follow-up was 43.5 months. The conversion rate to laparotomy in this study was 5.5% for the entire patient cohort and 6.0% for the matched cohort. Compared to the OC group, the LC group showed reductions in estimated blood loss and length of postsurgical stay. Clavien-Dindo classification grade ≥ II and all-grade complication rates were significantly lower in the LC group than in the OC group. R0 resection was achieved in all patients with LC. No significant differences were found between the groups in terms of overall, cancer-specific, recurrence-free survival, or incidence of local recurrence among the entire patient cohort and matched cohort.
conclusionsThe oncological outcomes were similar between the LC and OC groups. LC offers a safe, feasible option for patients with pT4 colon cancer.
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