“…Patient age, whether old or young age, was not a risk factor for stomal metastases (mean age 59.0 ± 10.0 yr, N = 43, not reported in (24); age distribution similar for (4) Longer duration for implanted cancerous cell(s) to multiply and become grossly evident at stoma * References include: (2,7,12,15,20,(24)(25)(26)(27)30,(33)(34)(35)40,41,43). * * Includes 27 receiving PEG before any cancer therapy, and 7 undergoing PEG after known local recurrence following ablative cancer therapy (surgery, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy).…”