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DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM
卷 52, 期 8, 页码 1359-1366出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181a7b7de
关键词
Colon cancer; Prognostic factors; Survival; Tumor location
资金
- Department of Epidemiology, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, California
- California Department of Health Services [050N-8707-S1527]
PURPOSE: Proximal colon cancers are more likely to present with advanced stage than distal cancers; however, previous reports conflict regarding the independent prognostic significance of tumor location on survival. We examined survival by colon cancer subsite location by use of data from the California Cancer Registry. METHODS: An analysis of colon cancer cases from 1994 to 2004 was conducted, with follow-up through 2006. Colon subsite location was defined as proximal colon (cecum, ascending colon, hepatic flexure), transverse colon, descending colon (splenic flexure, descending colon), and sigmoid colon. Subsite-specific survival analyses were conducted with use of the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards ratios. RESULTS: A total of 82,926 colon cancer cases were identified, including 40,078 proximal (48%), 8,023 transverse (10%), 8,657 descending (10%), and 26,168 sigmoid cancers (32%). A larger proportion of sigmoid cancers (30.5%) presented as Stage I compared with proximal (18.5%), transverse (16.8%), or descending colon cancers (20.1%). Proximal cancers had the greater proportion with high tumor grade (27%), and had a greater mean number of lymph nodes examined. There were no differences in treatment rendered when each colon subsite was stratified by stage. After adjustment for stage, grade, treatment, lymph node examination, and other relevant clinical variables, sigmoid cancers had decreased colorectal cancer-specific mortality compared with proximal tumors (hazards ratio = 0.88; 95% confidence interval, 0.85-0.92). CONCLUSIONS: In this analysis, sigmoid colon cancers were observed to have earlier stage, lower tumor grade, and independently decreased colorectal cancer-specific mortality compared with proximal tumors.
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