Comparison of Long-term Oncological Outcomes of Appendiceal Cancer and Colon Cancer: a Multicenter Retrospective Study

There has been no comparative study of the long-term oncological outcomes of appendiceal cancer and colon cancer. We hypothesized that the oncological outcome is worse in appendiceal cancer because perforation is more frequent than in colon cancer.

Source: Surgical Oncology - December 29, 2015 Category: Surgery Authors: Il Tae Son, Soyeon Ahn, Kyu Joo Park, Jae Hwan Oh, Seung-Yong Jeong, Hyoung-Chul Park, Seung Chul Heo, Eui Gon Youk, Jin-Taek Park, Myong Hoon Ihn, Heung-Kwon Oh, Duck-Woo Kim, Kyoung Ho Lee, Sung-Bum Kang, the Seoul Colorectal Group (SECOG) Source Type: research