Changzheng Li, Zhenyu Li, Jiachen Zhang, Xijie Zhang, Gabriele Siesto, Sen Li, Pengfei Ma, Junli Zhang, Zhi Li, Yuzhou Zhao
BACKGROUND: Pelvic malignant tumors often originate in the rectum, bladder, uterus, and other organs. In patients with locally advanced tumours in the presence of direct invasion of one or more organs, negative tumor resection margin (R0) resection can be very beneficial to patient survival if it can be performed. As a multidisciplinary and high-risk surgical method, the pelvic exenteration (PE) procedure has only been reported in a few medical centres internationally. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of patients who had undergone PE surgery in our hospital, in order to provide ideas for the best treatment of patients with pelvic malignant tumors...
February 29, 2024: Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology