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Table 3 Treatment and follow-up of stage IV colon cancer

From: Young adults with colon cancer: clinical features and surgical outcomes

 

Stage IV colon cancer (n = 19)

Metastatic organ at initially diagnosed

 Liver

6 (31.6)

 Retroperitoneal LN

1 (5.3)

 Peritoneum

3 (15.7)

 Peritoneum and other organ(s)

9 (47.4)

Surgical procedure

 Colectomy

5 (26.3)

 Colectomy + CRS ± HIPEC

7 (36.9)

 Colectomy + partial hepatectomy

5 (26.3)

 Colostomy

2 (10.5)

T stage

 3

5 (26.2)

 4a

7 (36.9)

 4b

7 (36.9)

Local invasion

 Abdominal muscle

2 (10.5)

 Ileum

1 (5.3)

 Pancreas

1 (5.3)

 Ureter

1 (5.3)

 Bladder

3 (15.6)

N stage

 0

4 (21.1)

 1

8 (42.1)

 2

5 (26.3)

Total LN harvest

33 (23-52)

Postoperative surgical complications

4 (21.1)

 Intraperitoneal infection

2 (10.5)

 Wound complication

1 (5.3)

 Urine leakage

1 (5.3)

Length of postoperative hospital stay, d

11 (8-16)

Follow-up time, months

22 (10-54)

Death

8 (42.1)

Disease progress

12 (63.2)

  1. Data are presented as median (first to third quartile) and numbers (%)
  2. Abbreviations: CRS Cytoreductive surgery, HIPEC Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy