Diseases of the colon and rectum
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This retrospective study identifies the clinicopathologic factors (age, gender, size of tumor, location, tumor stage, lymph node metastasis, histologic differentiation, and adjuvant therapies) that are useful in predicting long-term survival in patients undergoing total pelvic exenteration for advanced primary rectal cancer. ⋯ Total pelvic exenteration may enable long-term survival in younger patients with stage T3 or T4 primary rectal cancer and little or no lymph node metastasis.