Review Article
Second-Look Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: Revised Selection Factors and New Treatment Options for Greater Success
Table 3
Ineligibility requirements in patients considered for second-look surgery.
| Major: |
| Liver metastases >4 | Performance status >2 | Serious medical condition | Renal failure with creatinine >3 | Cardiac failure with ejection fraction <50% | Malnutrition | Radiologic study showing systemic disease |
| Minor: | Obesity | Low rectal cancer | Intestinal obstruction from progressive cancer or a long interval | between cancer recurrence and second look |
|
|