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„early”︁ large bowel cancer( A morphologist's dilemma )
Author(s) -
McDivitt Robert W.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197409)34:3+<904::aid-cncr2820340718>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , dilemma , general surgery , epistemology , philosophy
A brief summary of the uses and limitations of morphological techniques in the study of colonic cancer is presented. Problems involved in the detection of „early” colonic cancer including its definition, are discussed, as well as the question of the relationship of colonic polyps and villous tumors to the development of carcinoma. The usefulness of cytology as an adjuvant to standard investigational techniques is considered. The place of morphology seems secure in future studies of the pathogenesis and early detection of large bowel cancer.