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[Retrorectal tumors--15 years experience and literary review]
Khirurgiia
|October 7, 2011
Summary
Retrorectal tumors are challenging. While benign tumors are curable, malignant retrorectal tumors are difficult to resect completely, with pain and male gender predicting malignancy.
Area of Science:
- Surgical oncology
- Gastroenterology
- Radiology
Context:
- Retrorectal tumors are rare and diverse.
- Optimal diagnostic and surgical approaches are not well-established.
- Tertiary referral centers manage complex cases.
Purpose:
- To analyze the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of retrorectal tumors.
- To evaluate the role of advanced imaging in managing these neoplasms.
- To identify predictors of malignancy in retrorectal tumors.
Summary:
- Thirty-eight patients with retrorectal tumors were reviewed (1995-2009).
- Malignancy was present in 21% of cases, predicted by older age, male gender, and pain.
- Benign tumors had excellent outcomes; malignant tumors showed high recurrence rates.
Impact:
- Retrorectal tumors present diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties.
- Imaging aids surgical planning but definitive diagnosis is challenging.
- Complete resection of benign tumors is achievable, but curative resection of malignant tumors remains difficult.
