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Sigmoid colon cancer

MedGen UID:
509292
•Concept ID:
C0153436
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Malignant tumor of sigmoid colon
SNOMED CT: Sigmoid colon cancer (363410008); Malignant tumor of sigmoid colon (363410008)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001464

Definition

Evidence of a malignant neoplasm of the sigmoid colon. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The Surgical Technique of Laparoscopic Lymph Node Dissection Around the Inferior Mesenteric Artery with Preservation of Superior Rectal Artery and Vein for Treatment of the Sigmoid and Rectal Cancer.
Ge L, Wang HJ, Wang QS, Zhao ZL, Lei C
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2017 Feb;27(2):175-180. Epub 2016 Aug 16 doi: 10.1089/lap.2015.0622. PMID: 27529447
Surgical treatment of malignant and benign colorectal neoplasms based on authors' clinical data.
Hady HR, Sołdatow M, Lukaszewicz J, Luba M, Pierko J, Myśliwiec P, Ladny JR, Dadan J
Adv Clin Exp Med 2013 Mar-Apr;22(2):219-27. PMID: 23709378
Acquired hemophilia A with sigmoid colon cancer: successful treatment with rituximab followed by sigmoidectomy.
Ichikawa S, Kohata K, Okitsu Y, Suzuki M, Nakajima S, Yamada MF, Onishi Y, Yamamoto J, Suzuki S, Ishizawa K, Kameoka J, Harigae H
Int J Hematol 2009 Jul;90(1):33-36. Epub 2009 May 30 doi: 10.1007/s12185-009-0347-9. PMID: 19484333

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Risk factors that impact long-term outcomes in sigmoid colon cancer with urinary bladder involvement.
Balaban V, Sedakov I, Bondarenko N, Zolotukhin S, He M, Tsarkov P
Langenbecks Arch Surg 2023 Dec 29;409(1):22. doi: 10.1007/s00423-023-03204-9. PMID: 38157060
Urogenital dysfunction after laparoscopic surgery for rectal or sigmoid colon cancer.
Laohawiriyakamol S, Chewatanakornkul S, Wanichsuwan W, Ruangsin S, Sunpaweravong S, Bejrananda T
Asian J Surg 2023 Jan;46(1):492-500. Epub 2022 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2022.06.004. PMID: 35717291
Poorer Survival in Patients with Cecum Cancer Compared with Sigmoid Colon Cancer.
Song S, Wang J, Zhou H, Wang W, Kong D
Medicina (Kaunas) 2022 Dec 27;59(1) doi: 10.3390/medicina59010045. PMID: 36676671Free PMC Article
Extended Versus Standard Complete Mesocolon Excision in Sigmoid Colon Cancer: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.
Planellas P, Marinello F, Elorza G, Golda T, Farrés R, Espín-Basany E, Enríquez-Navascués JM, Kreisler E, Cornejo L, Codina-Cazador A
Ann Surg 2022 Feb 1;275(2):271-280. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005161. PMID: 34417367
Level of arterial ligation in sigmoid colon and rectal cancer surgery.
Yasuda K, Kawai K, Ishihara S, Murono K, Otani K, Nishikawa T, Tanaka T, Kiyomatsu T, Hata K, Nozawa H, Yamaguchi H, Aoki S, Mishima H, Maruyama T, Sako A, Watanabe T
World J Surg Oncol 2016 Apr 1;14:99. doi: 10.1186/s12957-016-0819-3. PMID: 27036117Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Risk factors that impact long-term outcomes in sigmoid colon cancer with urinary bladder involvement.
Balaban V, Sedakov I, Bondarenko N, Zolotukhin S, He M, Tsarkov P
Langenbecks Arch Surg 2023 Dec 29;409(1):22. doi: 10.1007/s00423-023-03204-9. PMID: 38157060
Urogenital dysfunction after laparoscopic surgery for rectal or sigmoid colon cancer.
Laohawiriyakamol S, Chewatanakornkul S, Wanichsuwan W, Ruangsin S, Sunpaweravong S, Bejrananda T
Asian J Surg 2023 Jan;46(1):492-500. Epub 2022 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2022.06.004. PMID: 35717291
Prognostic analysis and beneficiary identification of adjuvant external beam radiotherapy for stage pT4b sigmoid colon cancer.
Lin Y, Wang L, Shao L, Zhang X, Lin H, Wang Y, Wu J
Sci Rep 2021 Jun 3;11(1):11782. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-91172-9. PMID: 34083644Free PMC Article
Sigmoid colon cancer presenting as complete prolapse.
Akyuz M, Topal U, Gok M, Arıkan TB, Sozuer E, Akyildiz HY
Ann Ital Chir 2019 Nov 10;8:345-348. PMID: 31723051
Sigmoid colon cancer due to Schistosomiasis.
Eder BVA, Bösmüller H, Schubert T, Bissinger AL
Infection 2019 Dec;47(6):1071-1072. Epub 2019 Jun 4 doi: 10.1007/s15010-019-01331-4. PMID: 31165443

Therapy

Urogenital dysfunction after laparoscopic surgery for rectal or sigmoid colon cancer.
Laohawiriyakamol S, Chewatanakornkul S, Wanichsuwan W, Ruangsin S, Sunpaweravong S, Bejrananda T
Asian J Surg 2023 Jan;46(1):492-500. Epub 2022 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2022.06.004. PMID: 35717291
Identifying the long-term survival beneficiary of chemotherapy for stage N1c sigmoid colon cancer.
Liu S, Lin Y, Huang S, Xue S, Huang R, Chen L, Wang C
Sci Rep 2022 Oct 7;12(1):16909. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-21331-z. PMID: 36207378Free PMC Article
Panitumumab Associated Acute Pancreatitis.
Arbag HC, Sumbul HE, Buyuksimsek M, Ogul A, Yetisir AE, Koseci T, Bozkurt Duman B, Tohumcuoglu M, Kesen O, Cil T
J Oncol Pharm Pract 2022 Jul;28(5):1207-1208. Epub 2022 Jan 17 doi: 10.1177/10781552221073997. PMID: 35037780
Extended Versus Standard Complete Mesocolon Excision in Sigmoid Colon Cancer: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.
Planellas P, Marinello F, Elorza G, Golda T, Farrés R, Espín-Basany E, Enríquez-Navascués JM, Kreisler E, Cornejo L, Codina-Cazador A
Ann Surg 2022 Feb 1;275(2):271-280. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005161. PMID: 34417367
High ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery during sigmoid colon and rectal cancer surgery increases the risk of anastomotic leakage: a meta-analysis.
Zeng J, Su G
World J Surg Oncol 2018 Aug 2;16(1):157. doi: 10.1186/s12957-018-1458-7. PMID: 30071856Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Poorer Survival in Patients with Cecum Cancer Compared with Sigmoid Colon Cancer.
Song S, Wang J, Zhou H, Wang W, Kong D
Medicina (Kaunas) 2022 Dec 27;59(1) doi: 10.3390/medicina59010045. PMID: 36676671Free PMC Article
Identifying the long-term survival beneficiary of chemotherapy for stage N1c sigmoid colon cancer.
Liu S, Lin Y, Huang S, Xue S, Huang R, Chen L, Wang C
Sci Rep 2022 Oct 7;12(1):16909. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-21331-z. PMID: 36207378Free PMC Article
Postoperative locoregional recurrence pattern and treatment management of stage pT4 sigmoid colon cancer: a retrospective cohort study.
Lin Y, Liu S, Hong L, Shao L, Wu J
Radiat Oncol 2022 May 13;17(1):95. doi: 10.1186/s13014-022-02064-9. PMID: 35562804Free PMC Article
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with unresectable locally advanced sigmoid colon cancer: clinical feasibility and outcome.
Niu SQ, Li RZ, Yuan Y, Xie WH, Wang QX, Chang H, Lu ZH, Ding PR, Li LR, Wu XJ, Zeng ZF, Xiao WW, Gao YH
Radiat Oncol 2021 May 24;16(1):93. doi: 10.1186/s13014-021-01823-4. PMID: 34030722Free PMC Article
Level of arterial ligation in sigmoid colon and rectal cancer surgery.
Yasuda K, Kawai K, Ishihara S, Murono K, Otani K, Nishikawa T, Tanaka T, Kiyomatsu T, Hata K, Nozawa H, Yamaguchi H, Aoki S, Mishima H, Maruyama T, Sako A, Watanabe T
World J Surg Oncol 2016 Apr 1;14:99. doi: 10.1186/s12957-016-0819-3. PMID: 27036117Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Risk factors that impact long-term outcomes in sigmoid colon cancer with urinary bladder involvement.
Balaban V, Sedakov I, Bondarenko N, Zolotukhin S, He M, Tsarkov P
Langenbecks Arch Surg 2023 Dec 29;409(1):22. doi: 10.1007/s00423-023-03204-9. PMID: 38157060
Urogenital dysfunction after laparoscopic surgery for rectal or sigmoid colon cancer.
Laohawiriyakamol S, Chewatanakornkul S, Wanichsuwan W, Ruangsin S, Sunpaweravong S, Bejrananda T
Asian J Surg 2023 Jan;46(1):492-500. Epub 2022 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2022.06.004. PMID: 35717291
Poorer Survival in Patients with Cecum Cancer Compared with Sigmoid Colon Cancer.
Song S, Wang J, Zhou H, Wang W, Kong D
Medicina (Kaunas) 2022 Dec 27;59(1) doi: 10.3390/medicina59010045. PMID: 36676671Free PMC Article
Panitumumab Associated Acute Pancreatitis.
Arbag HC, Sumbul HE, Buyuksimsek M, Ogul A, Yetisir AE, Koseci T, Bozkurt Duman B, Tohumcuoglu M, Kesen O, Cil T
J Oncol Pharm Pract 2022 Jul;28(5):1207-1208. Epub 2022 Jan 17 doi: 10.1177/10781552221073997. PMID: 35037780
Level of arterial ligation in sigmoid colon and rectal cancer surgery.
Yasuda K, Kawai K, Ishihara S, Murono K, Otani K, Nishikawa T, Tanaka T, Kiyomatsu T, Hata K, Nozawa H, Yamaguchi H, Aoki S, Mishima H, Maruyama T, Sako A, Watanabe T
World J Surg Oncol 2016 Apr 1;14:99. doi: 10.1186/s12957-016-0819-3. PMID: 27036117Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Abdominal surgery in patients with essential thrombocythemia: A case report and systematic review of literature.
Zhu Y, Jiang H, Chen Z, Lu B, Wu J
Medicine (Baltimore) 2017 Nov;96(47):e8856. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000008856. PMID: 29381999Free PMC Article

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