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Long-Term Outcomes of Endoscopic Versus Surgical Resection of Superficial Submucosal Colorectal Cancer
Ji-Beom Kim1, Ho Su Lee, Hyo Jeong Lee
1Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Republic of Korea.
Background:
The long-term outcomes of endoscopic resection of superficial submucosal colorectal cancer (CRC) had not been adequately compared with those of surgical resection.
Aims:
We aimed to compare the long-term clinical outcomes of endoscopic resection of superficial submucosal CRC to those of surgical resection.
Methods:
Submucosal CRC patients with a tumor depth of sm1 or less than 1 mm from the muscularis mucosa were enrolled. Patients with unfavorable histology, such as poorly differentiated cancer or lymphovascular invasion, were excluded. Recurrence-free survival and overall survival were investigated in 87 patients who underwent endoscopic resection and in 171 patients who underwent surgical resection.
Results:
The mean ages of the endoscopic and surgical resection groups were 59.7 and 59.8 years, respectively. Hospital stay was shorter in the endoscopic resection group (1.7 ± 1.6 vs. 8.6 ± 3.8 days; p < 0.001). The 3- and 5-year recurrence-free survival rates were 98.7 and 96.7 % in the endoscopic resection group and 98.7 and 97.5 % in the surgical resection group, respectively (p = 0.837). The 3- and 5-year overall survival rates were 100.0 and 95.2 % in the endoscopic resection group and 98.7 and 92.8 % in the surgical resection group, respectively (p = 0.928). Recurred cases showed an unfavorable histology that was overlooked at the time of initial resection.
Conclusions:
Long-term outcomes after endoscopic resection of superficial submucosal CRC are comparable to those after surgical resection. Thorough initial histopathological evaluations are needed to guarantee the correct indication for endoscopic resection of submucosal CRC.
