Restaging Abdominopelvic Computed Tomography Before Surgery After Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy in Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Hyo Jung Park; Jong Keon Jang; Seong Ho Park; In Ja Park; Jong Hoon Kim; Seunghee Baek; Yong Sang Hong

doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.4596

Restaging Abdominopelvic Computed Tomography Before Surgery After Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy in Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

JAMA Oncol. 2018 Feb 1;4(2):259-262. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.4596.

Authors

Hyo Jung Park¹, Jong Keon Jang¹, Seong Ho Park¹, In Ja Park², Jong Hoon Kim³, Seunghee Baek⁴, Yong Sang Hong⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
² Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
⁴ Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
⁵ Department of Oncology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea.

Abstract

This study examines the association of diagnostic yield and postsurgical recurrence-free survival with restaging abdominopelvic computed tomography performed before surgery after receiving chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.

MeSH terms

Abdomen / diagnostic imaging*
Adenocarcinoma / pathology*
Adenocarcinoma / surgery
Adenocarcinoma / therapy*
Aged
Chemoradiotherapy* / methods
Digestive System Surgical Procedures
Disease Progression
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neoadjuvant Therapy
Neoplasm Staging
Pelvis / diagnostic imaging*
Predictive Value of Tests
Preoperative Care / methods*
Rectal Neoplasms / pathology*
Rectal Neoplasms / surgery
Rectal Neoplasms / therapy*
Retrospective Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed