J H Lee1,2, Chang Min Park3,4, I Joo1,5, Y J Suh1, E J Hwang1, H Kim1, J M Goo1,5. 1. Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, and Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea. 2. Armed Forces Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea. 3. Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, and Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea. cmpark.morphius@gmail.com. 4. Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. cmpark.morphius@gmail.com. 5. Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence of thoracic recurrence and the diagnostic value of chest CT for postoperative surveillance in curatively-resected colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. METHODS: This retrospective study consisted of 648 CRC patients (M:F, 393:255; mean age, 66.2 years) treated with curative surgery between January 2010 and December 2012. The presence of CRC recurrence over follow-ups was analysed and recurrence-free survival and risk factors of recurrence were assessed using Kaplan-Meier analysis with log-rank test and Cox-regression analysis, respectively. RESULTS: Over a median follow-up of 57 months, thoracic recurrence occurred in 8.0% (52/648) of patients with a median recurrence-free survival rate of 19.5 months. Among the 52 patients with thoracic recurrence, 18 (2.7%) had isolated thoracic recurrence, and only five (0.8%) were diagnosed through chest CT. Risk factors of overall thoracic recurrence included age, positive resection margin, presence of venous invasion, positive pathologic N-class, and presence of abdominal recurrence (odds ratio [OR] = 1.78, 19.691, 2.993, 2.502, and 31.137; p = 0.045, 0.004, 0.001, 0.005, and p < 0.001, respectively). As for isolated thoracic recurrence, serum carcinoembryonic antigen level ≥ 5 ng/mL during postoperative follow-up (OR = 9.112; p < 0.001) was demonstrated to be the only predictive factor. There were no thoracic recurrences in patients with CRC stages 0 and I. CONCLUSION: In patients with curatively-resected CRCs, routine surveillance using chest CT may be of limited value, particularly in those with CRC stages 0 or I, as recurrence only detectable through chest CT was shown to be rare. KEY POINTS: • Postoperative thoracic recurrence only detectable through chest CT was shown to be rare. • There were no thoracic recurrences in colorectal cancers stage 0 and I. • Postoperative surveillance chest CT is of limited value in patients with curatively resected colorectal cancers.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence of thoracic recurrence and the diagnostic value of chest CT for postoperative surveillance in curatively-resected colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. METHODS: This retrospective study consisted of 648 CRC patients (M:F, 393:255; mean age, 66.2 years) treated with curative surgery between January 2010 and December 2012. The presence of CRC recurrence over follow-ups was analysed and recurrence-free survival and risk factors of recurrence were assessed using Kaplan-Meier analysis with log-rank test and Cox-regression analysis, respectively. RESULTS: Over a median follow-up of 57 months, thoracic recurrence occurred in 8.0% (52/648) of patients with a median recurrence-free survival rate of 19.5 months. Among the 52 patients with thoracic recurrence, 18 (2.7%) had isolated thoracic recurrence, and only five (0.8%) were diagnosed through chest CT. Risk factors of overall thoracic recurrence included age, positive resection margin, presence of venous invasion, positive pathologic N-class, and presence of abdominal recurrence (odds ratio [OR] = 1.78, 19.691, 2.993, 2.502, and 31.137; p = 0.045, 0.004, 0.001, 0.005, and p < 0.001, respectively). As for isolated thoracic recurrence, serum carcinoembryonic antigen level ≥ 5 ng/mL during postoperative follow-up (OR = 9.112; p < 0.001) was demonstrated to be the only predictive factor. There were no thoracic recurrences in patients with CRC stages 0 and I. CONCLUSION: In patients with curatively-resected CRCs, routine surveillance using chest CT may be of limited value, particularly in those with CRC stages 0 or I, as recurrence only detectable through chest CT was shown to be rare. KEY POINTS: • Postoperative thoracic recurrence only detectable through chest CT was shown to be rare. • There were no thoracic recurrences in colorectal cancers stage 0 and I. • Postoperative surveillance chest CT is of limited value in patients with curatively resected colorectal cancers.
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