PROGNOSTIC FACTORS FOR LEFT COLECTOMY FOR COLON CANCER: A TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE OF A SINGLE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTION
ABSTRACT Background: Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the world.In Brazil, it is the leading cause of cancer in the gastrointestinal tract.Aim: To evaluate the preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative risk factors for recurrence and overall survival of patients with left colon cancer operated during a ten-year period.Metho