BACKGROUND: Hematogenous tumor-cell dissemination during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in patients with colorectal cancer has been demonstrated. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the extent of disseminated tumor cells in blood samples of rectal cancer patients after endorectal ultrasound and to determine its prognostic relevance. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Peripheral venous blood samples from 45 patients with rectal cancer were taken before and after endorectal ultrasound. Blood samples were examined using a reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay to amplify cytokeratin 20 transcripts. Overall survival of the patients was calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS: Disseminated tumor cells were detected in peripheral blood samples of 17 of 45 (38%) patients before and after endorectal ultrasound. Circulating tumor cells were found in 11 of 45 (24%) patients only after endorectal ultrasound (p=0.006). There was a clear trend toward a worse prognosis in patients with tumor cells in blood samples after endorectal ultrasound, but this difference was not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates significantly increased hematogenous tumor-cell dissemination after endorectal ultrasound in rectal cancer patients. Patients with tumor cells in blood samples after endorectal ultrasound tend to have a worse prognosis. The potential prognostic impact of this finding is presently unclear and has to be further validated in larger clinical trials.
BACKGROUND: Hematogenous tumor-cell dissemination during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in patients with colorectal cancer has been demonstrated. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the extent of disseminated tumor cells in blood samples of rectal cancerpatients after endorectal ultrasound and to determine its prognostic relevance. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Peripheral venous blood samples from 45 patients with rectal cancer were taken before and after endorectal ultrasound. Blood samples were examined using a reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay to amplify cytokeratin 20 transcripts. Overall survival of the patients was calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS: Disseminated tumor cells were detected in peripheral blood samples of 17 of 45 (38%) patients before and after endorectal ultrasound. Circulating tumor cells were found in 11 of 45 (24%) patients only after endorectal ultrasound (p=0.006). There was a clear trend toward a worse prognosis in patients with tumor cells in blood samples after endorectal ultrasound, but this difference was not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates significantly increased hematogenous tumor-cell dissemination after endorectal ultrasound in rectal cancerpatients. Patients with tumor cells in blood samples after endorectal ultrasound tend to have a worse prognosis. The potential prognostic impact of this finding is presently unclear and has to be further validated in larger clinical trials.
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