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Colletti G, Ciniselli CM, Signoroni S, Cocco IMF, Magarotto A, Ricci MT, Brignola C, Bagatin C, Cattaneo L, Mancini A, Cavalcoli F, Milione M, Verderio P, Vitellaro M. Prevalence and Management of Cancer of the Rectal Stump after Total Colectomy and Rectal Sparing in Patients with Familial Polyposis: Results from a Registry-Based Study. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:298. [PMID: 35053462 PMCID: PMC8774025 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14020298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The balance between quality of life and colorectal cancer risk in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) patients is of primary importance. A cut-off of less than 30 polyps under 1 cm of diameter in the rectum has been used as an indication for performing ileo-rectal anastomosis (IRA) in terms of lower rectal cancer risk. This study aimed to assess clinical and surgical features of FAP patients who developed cancer of the rectal stump. METHODS This retrospective study included all FAP patients who underwent total colectomy/IRA from 1977 to 2021 and developed subsequent rectal cancer. Patients' features were reported using descriptive statistics by considering the overall case series and within pre-specified classes of age (<20, 20-30, and >30 years) at first surgery. RESULTS Among the 715 FAP patients, 47 (6.57%, 95% confidence interval: 4.87; 8.65) developed cancer in the rectal stump during follow-up. In total, 57.45% of the population were male and 38.30% were proband. The median interval between surgery and the occurrence of rectal cancer was 13 years. This interval was wider in the youngest group (p-value: 0.012) than the oldest ones. Twelve patients (25.53%) received an endoscopic or minimally invasive resection. Amongst them, 61.70% were Dukes stage A cancers. CONCLUSIONS There is a definite risk of rectal cancer after total colectomy/IRA; however, the time interval from the index procedure to cancer developing is long. Minimally invasive and endoscopic treatments should be the procedures of choice in patients with early stage cancers.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gaia Colletti
- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (G.C.); (M.V.)
- General Surgery Residency Program, University of Milan, Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122 Milan, Italy
| | - Chiara Maura Ciniselli
- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.M.C.); (C.B.); (P.V.)
| | - Stefano Signoroni
- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumours, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.T.R.); (C.B.)
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- Diagnostic and Surgical Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (A.M.); (A.M.); (F.C.)
| | - Maria Teresa Ricci
- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumours, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.T.R.); (C.B.)
| | - Clorinda Brignola
- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumours, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.T.R.); (C.B.)
| | - Clara Bagatin
- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.M.C.); (C.B.); (P.V.)
| | - Laura Cattaneo
- First Pathology Division, Department of Diagnostic Pathology and Laboratory, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.C.); (M.M.)
| | - Andrea Mancini
- Diagnostic and Surgical Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (A.M.); (A.M.); (F.C.)
| | - Federica Cavalcoli
- Diagnostic and Surgical Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (A.M.); (A.M.); (F.C.)
| | - Massimo Milione
- First Pathology Division, Department of Diagnostic Pathology and Laboratory, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.C.); (M.M.)
| | - Paolo Verderio
- Unit of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Applied Research and Technological Development, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.M.C.); (C.B.); (P.V.)
| | - Marco Vitellaro
- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (G.C.); (M.V.)
- Unit of Hereditary Digestive Tract Tumours, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.T.R.); (C.B.)
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