Artificial intelligence-based model to predict recurrence after local excision in T1 rectal cancer.
Journal:
European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology
Published Date:
Feb 20, 2025
Abstract
BACKGROUND: According to current guideline, patients with resected specimens showing high-risk features are recommended additional surgery after local excision (LE) of T1 colorectal cancer, despite the low incidence of recurrence. However, surgical resection in patients with low rectal cancer (RC) is challenging and may compromise anal function, leading to a low quality of life. To reduce unnecessary surgical resection in these patients, we used artificial intelligence (AI) to develop and validate a prediction model for the risk of recurrence after LE.