The aim of this study is to assess the usefulness of a mathematical model of three-dimensional image process and reconstuction (3D-IPR) as a surgical planner in locally advanced colon cancer. In addition to comparing the diagnostic accuracy of this planner with that of the CT regarding the infiltration of neighbouring structures.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
168
3D mathematical reconstruction from the extension CT, which is performed on all patients with colon neoplasms, to assess the location of the primary colon tumor and possible infiltration of neighboring/retroperitoneal structures.
R0 resection rate
Proportion of patients achieving R0 resection (defined as microscopically margin-negative resection) following surgical planning with three-dimensional image post-processing reconstruction (3D-IPR) in patients with threatened surgical margins (TSM) in locally advanced colon cancer (LACC)
Time frame: 8 weeks
Rate of perioperative complications (Clavien-Dindo classification)
Proportion of patients experiencing perioperative complications within 30 days after surgery, classified according to the Clavien-Dindo grading system, following surgical planning with three-dimensional image post-processing reconstruction in patients with locally advanced colon cancer.
Time frame: Within 30 days after surgery
Rate of minimally invasive surgical approach
Proportion of patients undergoing a minimally invasive surgical approach (laparoscopic or robotic) following preoperative planning with three-dimensional image post-processing reconstruction (3D-IPR) in patients with locally advanced colon cancer (LACC).
Time frame: Within 8 Weeks
Conversion to open surgery
Proportion of patients requiring conversion from minimally invasive to open surgery during procedures planned with three-dimensional image post-processing reconstruction (3D-IPR) in patients with locally advanced colon cancer (LACC).
Time frame: 8 Weeks
Diagnostic accuracy of 3D-IPR for detection of adjacent organ infiltration (sensitivity and specificity)
Sensitivity and specificity of three-dimensional image post-processing reconstruction (3D-IPR) compared with conventional CT radiological reports for the detection of adjacent organ infiltration in patients with locally advanced colon cancer (LACC), using intraoperative findings and/or histopathological assessment as the reference standard.
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Time frame: Within 8 Weeks
Overall survival (OS)
Overall survival, defined as the time from surgery to death from any cause, in patients with locally advanced colon cancer (LACC) undergoing surgical planning with three-dimensional image post-processing reconstruction (3D-IPR).
Time frame: Up to 5 years
Rate of locoregional and distant recurrence
Proportion of patients experiencing locoregional or distant recurrence within 5 years after surgery, confirmed by imaging studies (CT, MRI, or PET-CT) or histopathology, in patients with locally advanced colon cancer (LACC) undergoing surgical planning with three-dimensional image post-processing reconstruction (3D-IPR).
Time frame: Up to 5 years