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- Title
Prognostic Factors in Resected Primary Small Bowel Tumors.
- Authors
Brücher, B.L.D.M.; Roder, J.D.; Fink, U.; Stein, H.J.; Busch, R.; Siewert, J.R.
- Abstract
We report a retrospective analysis of 71 patients, operated for primary small bowel tumors (SBT): 47 malignant (66.2%) and 24 benign (33.8%) tumors. Of the malignant tumors, adenocarcinomas predominated (38.3%), followed by neuroendocrine tumors (31.9%), Non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) (12.8%), leiomyosarcomas (10.6%) and other rare entities (6.4%). Morbidity of surgical treatment was 16.9%, 30-day mortality 7%. The estimated 5-year survival rate in malignant lesions was 31.8%. Univariate analysis identified the presence of distant metastasis and the resection status (R status) as prognostic factors (p = 0.034 and p = 0.001). There was no influence of T, N status or grading on survival. A complete macroscopic and microscopic tumor resection has to be the aim of any curative surgical approach in patients with SBT.
- Publication
Digestive Surgery, 1998, Vol 15, Issue 1, p42
- ISSN
0253-4886
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000018585