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Erschienen in: Clinical and Translational Oncology 12/2012

01.12.2012 | Research Article

Characteristics and long-term survival of colorectal cancer patients aged 44 years and younger

verfasst von: Zuli Yang, Liang Kang, Lei Wang, Jun Xiang, Guanfu Cai, Ji Cui, Junsheng Peng, Ping Lan, Jianping Wang

Erschienen in: Clinical and Translational Oncology | Ausgabe 12/2012

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Abstract

Background

This study was to investigate the clinicopathologic characteristics and prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients aged 44 years and younger.

Methods

Patients were identified from a prospectively maintained CRC database and divided into two groups by age: younger and older group (≤44 and >44 years). Clinicopathologic characteristics and postoperative outcomes were compared.

Results

There were 530 patients aged ≤44 years at diagnosis. More patients in the younger group had a family history of CRC compared with older patients. Younger patients were more likely than older patients to have larger tumours, infiltrative growth type tumours, poorly differentiated tumours, mucinous and signet-ring cell adenocarcinoma, and advanced TNM stages. Compared to older patients, more younger patients received chemotherapy and died of cancer-related causes. Overall survival, disease-free survival and cancer-specific survival of younger patients were comparable to older patients. Blood transfusion, TNM stage, histological grade and disease recurrence were independently associated with survival in the younger group.

Conclusions

Despite younger patients having unfavourable clinicopathologic features, younger age at diagnosis of CRC appears to be associated with similar oncologic outcomes as compared to older patients.
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Metadaten
Titel
Characteristics and long-term survival of colorectal cancer patients aged 44 years and younger
verfasst von
Zuli Yang
Liang Kang
Lei Wang
Jun Xiang
Guanfu Cai
Ji Cui
Junsheng Peng
Ping Lan
Jianping Wang
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2012
Verlag
Springer Milan
Erschienen in
Clinical and Translational Oncology / Ausgabe 12/2012
Print ISSN: 1699-048X
Elektronische ISSN: 1699-3055
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-012-0876-1

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