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. 2009 Dec 31;50(6):803-6.
doi: 10.3349/ymj.2009.50.6.803. Epub 2009 Dec 18.

En bloc resection for right colon cancer directly invading duodenum or pancreatic head

Won-Suk Lee  1 , Woo Yong Lee, Ho-Kyung Chun, Seong-Ho Choi
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En bloc resection for right colon cancer directly invading duodenum or pancreatic head

Won-Suk Lee et al. Yonsei Med J. .

Abstract

Purpose: We undertook this study to analyze clinical features and surgical outcome of en bloc resections of the right side colon cancer directly invading duodenum and/or pancreatic head.

Materials and methods: The records of all patients who underwent en bloc resection of duodenum and/or pancreas for right colon cancers were analyzed retrospectively. From September 1994 to September 2006, 1,016 patients underwent curative right hemicolectomy. Nine patients (0.9%) had en bloc resection of a right side colon cancer with duodenum or pancreatic head invasion.

Results: The median operative time was 320 minutes (range, 200-420) and the median blood loss was 700 mL (range, 100-2,000). The mean size of tumor was 6.6 cm (range, 3.2-10.7). The mean preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) was 10.6 ng/mL (range, 0.2-50.8). There was no 30 day perioperative mortality. The median disease-free survival was 23.5 months [95% confidence interval (CI) 5.2-41.8] and the median overall survival was 28.1 months (95% CI 9.7-46.5).

Conclusion: In patients with locally advanced right side colon cancer that directly invades the duodenum or pancreas can be safely resected with curative potential with minimum morbidity and mortality. Long term disease free survival can occur in a significant number of patients undergoing curative en bloc resection in this particular subset of patients.

Keywords: Colonic neoplasms; duodenectomy; pancreaticoduodenectomy; survival.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no financial conflicts of interest.

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Overall survival (OS) (n = 9). CI, confidence interval.
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