Tumor extent impacts survival benefit in minimally invasive colectomy for T4 colon cancer: A propensity matched national cohort analysis.

Gautam K MalhotraKelly LafaroIoannis T Konstantinidis Laleh G MelstromMark HannahLily LaiKurt MelstromSteven SentovichAndreas KaiserIsaac B PazMustafa Raoof

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2022)

Compared to OC, MC for T4 colon cancer is associated with improved oncologic outcomes when performed for zone 0-2 tumors. For, zone 3 and 4 tumors MC and OC have similar oncologic outcomes and patients should be cautiously selected.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
end stage renal disease
robot assisted
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
rectal cancer
radical prostatectomy
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
prostate cancer
patient reported outcomes
adipose tissue