TY - JOUR
T1 - Prognostic value of neural invasion in rectal carcinoma
T2 - A multivariate analysis on 339 patients with curative resection
AU - Bognel, C.
AU - Rekacewicz, C.
AU - Mankarios, H.
AU - Pignon, J. P.
AU - Elias, D.
AU - Duvillard, P.
AU - Prade, M.
AU - Ducreux, M.
AU - Kac, J.
AU - Rougier, P.
AU - Eschwège, F.
AU - Lasser, P.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements----This work was supported by the Michaelsen Foundation, the Harboe Foundation, the Danish King Christian, the X Foundation and the Danish Cancer Society.
PY - 1995/1/1
Y1 - 1995/1/1
N2 - To determine whether neural invasion or other clinico-pathological factors are prognostic, we performed a retrospective study on 339 rectal carcinomas. The overall 5-year survival was 62%. In the multivariate analysis, age over 60 years, a distance from the anal verge of less than 6 cm, the number of positive lymph nodes, neural invasion and tumour penetration were found to be prognostic. A scoring system identified five prognostic groups of patients. Neural invasion is an independent prognostic factor in our scoring system and it is suggested that this parameter should be taken into consideration for postsurgical treatment.
AB - To determine whether neural invasion or other clinico-pathological factors are prognostic, we performed a retrospective study on 339 rectal carcinomas. The overall 5-year survival was 62%. In the multivariate analysis, age over 60 years, a distance from the anal verge of less than 6 cm, the number of positive lymph nodes, neural invasion and tumour penetration were found to be prognostic. A scoring system identified five prognostic groups of patients. Neural invasion is an independent prognostic factor in our scoring system and it is suggested that this parameter should be taken into consideration for postsurgical treatment.
KW - multivariate analysis
KW - neural invasion
KW - prognostic study
KW - rectal carcinoma
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U2 - 10.1016/0959-8049(95)00077-1
DO - 10.1016/0959-8049(95)00077-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 7646917
AN - SCOPUS:0007932972
SN - 0959-8049
VL - 31
SP - 894
EP - 898
JO - European Journal of Cancer
JF - European Journal of Cancer
IS - 6
ER -