Clinical and pathological characteristics of early-onset colorectal cancer in South Korea

Background: Early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) may differ by race and ethnicity, and recently South Korea has witnessed a surge in cases. We aimed to evaluate the clinical and pathological features of patients with EOCRC, and to determine the predictors of overall survival.

Methods: In this retrospective study, EOCRC was defined as CRC diagnosed in patients aged < 50 years, and late-onset CRC was defined as CRC diagnosed in those over 75 years of age. The clinical and pathological characteristics of patients with EOCRC were compared with late-onset CRC. We also used multivariable Cox proportional hazard models to find predictors of overall survival in patients with EOCRC.

Results: The proportion of early-onset CRC was 9.1% of 518 patients with CRC, and the clinical and pathological characteristics were similar between early-onset (n = 47) and late-onset CRC (n = 134). However, EOCRC had a preponderance for distal tumor location (70.2% vs. 50.7%, P = 0.02) and T1-2 stage disease (23.4% vs. 11.2%, P = 0.04), compared with those of late-onset CRC. Using multivariable Cox proportional hazard models, only vascular invasion (hazard ratio = 8.75, 95% confidence interval 1.139‒67.197) was found to be a risk factor for overall survival (P = 0.04) for patients with CRC.

Conclusion: EOCRC had preponderance for distal tumor location and early T-stage disease, compared with late-onset CRC. Considering the increasing incidence of EOCRC, more studies on clinical and pathological characteristics of EOCRC may be warranted.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association - 29(2023), 6 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 358-364

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Park, Su Bee [VerfasserIn]
Yoon, Jin Young [VerfasserIn]
Kwak, Min Seob [VerfasserIn]
Cha, Jae Myung [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Age
Early-onset colorectal cancer
Journal Article
Pathology
Risk factor
Survival

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.11.2023

Date Revised 30.12.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.4103/sjg.sjg_35_23

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359710964