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Colorectal cancer—prognostic signs in “local disease”
Author(s) -
Lerner Harvey J.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930070510
Subject(s) - medicine , anaplasia , perineural invasion , colorectal cancer , perforation , anal verge , lesion , cancer , disease , lymph node , surgery , radiology , pathology , materials science , punching , metallurgy
Abstract This detailed review of the clinical and pathologic signs which effect the prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer. The following are reviewed: (1) the degree of cellular anaplasia, (2) local penetration of the bowel wall, (3) lymph‐node spread, (4) venous invasion, (5) perineural invasion, (6) obstruction and perforation, and (7) the number of cm the lesion is located from the anal verge.