Results of a rigorous follow-up system in colorectal cancer

Results of a computer-aided follow-up programme for patients with colorectal cancer are analyzed. Between 1978 and 1987 1293 patients underwent this programme, the drop-out rate was 17%. 299 recurrences in 168 patients were discovered (40% local recurrence, 29% liver metastases and 31% others). Fift...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of colorectal disease 1988-09, Vol.3 (3), p.176-180
Hauptverfasser: WENZL, E, WUNDERLICH, M, HERBST, F, SCHEMPER, M, FEIL, W, RAUHS, R, SCHIESSEL, R
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Zusammenfassung:Results of a computer-aided follow-up programme for patients with colorectal cancer are analyzed. Between 1978 and 1987 1293 patients underwent this programme, the drop-out rate was 17%. 299 recurrences in 168 patients were discovered (40% local recurrence, 29% liver metastases and 31% others). Fifty-one per cent of patients with local recurrence and 47% with liver metastases were symptom free. Radical surgery could be performed in 50% of local recurrences and in 26% of liver metastases. The three year survival rate after radical surgery for recurrence was 35% for local recurrences and 33% for liver metastases, the five-year-survival rate 23% and 15%, respectively.
ISSN:0179-1958
1432-1262
DOI:10.1007/BF01648363