Peritoneal lavage cytology in patients with curative resection for stage II and III colorectal cancer: A multi-institutional prospective study.

Hirotoshi KobayashiKenjiro KotakeKotaro MaedaTakeshi SutoMasayasu Kawasaki Hideki Ueno Koji KomoriHeita OzawaKeiji KodaMasayuki OhueKimihiko FunahashiIchiro TakemasaHideyuki IshidaShinsuke KazamaYoshifumi Shimada Hajime Morohashi Yusuke KinugasaYukihide KanemitsuHiroki OchiaiSoichiro IshiharaMichio ItabashiKenichi SugiharaYoichi Ajioka

Published in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2024)

Stage II colorectal cancer patients with negative cytology had better outcomes than those with positive cytology. Peritoneal lavage cytology is useful for predicting peritoneal recurrence after curative resection of stage II-III colorectal cancer.

Keyphrases

fine needle aspiration
high grade
ultrasound guided
rectal cancer
prognostic factors
type diabetes