SUMMARY

OncologySTAT Editorial Team

The small proportion of patients with colorectal cancer who also have Lynch syndrome, ie, hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), are younger and more likely to have multiple synchronous or metachronous colorectal cancers than are patients who do not have HNPCC. Total abdominal colectomy with ileo-rectal anastomosis (TAC) has been suggested as a standard therapy for HNPCC patients with a primary colorectal cancer, to decrease the risk of metachronous cancer. Compared with segmental colectomy...