The percentage of mesorectal infiltration as a prognostic factor after curative surgery for pT3 rectal cancer.

Jorge Sancho-MurielFrancisco GinerHanna CholewaÁlvaro Garcia-GraneroSusana RosellóBlas Flor-LorenteAndres CervantesEduardo Garcia-GraneroMatteo Frasson

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2023)

The PMI has an adverse prognostic impact on the oncological results following surgery for pT3 rectal cancer. It allows prediction of the risk of both LR and distant recurrence with higher accuracy than the DMI or the distance to the CRM. A PMI >60% may be used as a cut off value while subclassifying pT3 rectal tumours. It may influence decision-making while establishing adjuvant treatment and the follow-up schedule.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
prognostic factors
locally advanced
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
decision making
surgical site infection
early stage
lymph node
squamous cell carcinoma
prostate cancer
percutaneous coronary intervention
acute coronary syndrome
combination therapy
robot assisted
electronic health record