Assessment of Serosal Invasion and Criteria for the Classification of Pathological (p) T4 Staging in Colorectal Carcinoma: Confusions, Controversies and Criticisms

Transmural spread by colorectal carcinoma can result in tumor invasion of the serosal surface and, hence, more likely dissemination within the peritoneal cavity and potentially to additional metastatic sites. The adverse prognostic significance of serosal invasion is widely accepted and its presence...

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Main Authors: Giacomo Puppa, Colin J. R. Stewart, Cameron Platell, Simon Hillery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-01-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
TNM
T4
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/3/1/164/