@article{JGO9455,
author = {Leonardo Saúl Lino-Silva and Rosa A. Salcedo-Hernández and Erika B. Ruiz-García and Alberto M. León-Takahashi and Leticia García-Pérez},
title = {Outcome of young patients with rectal adenocarcinoma},
journal = {Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology},
volume = {8},
number = {1},
year = {2016},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: There is an increase in the incidence of rectal carcinoma (RC) in young patients.
Methods: We analyzed 175 patients with sporadic RC which were divided in two groups according their age: 24 patients ≤40 years and 151 patients >40 years and the two groups were compared in order to determine if the outcomes (especially overall 5-year survival) were different.
Results: Overall 5-year survival was similar between groups (67.1% for patients over 40 years and 70.4% for those under 40 years, P=0.803). The only differences found were in some clinicopathologic features: patients },
issn = {2219-679X}, url = {https://jgo.amegroups.org/article/view/9455}
}