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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-12-21
pubmed:abstractText
We analyzed 246 patients with adenocarcinoma of colorectum treated with "curative" surgery alone. In reviewing these cases it is apparent that patients with poorly differentiated tumor (Grade 3) have an increased likelihood of deep invasion of tumor through the bowel wall and lymph node metastases compared to well (Grade 1) or moderately differentiated tumor (Grade 2). Poor differentiation of the tumor, deep penetration through the bowel wall and lymph node metastases appear to represent unfavorable prognostic indices in patients operated upon. Age, sex, size of primary tumor, and large bowel site of tumor origin were unrelated to the prognosis. Compared to Grade 1 and 2 tumors, patients with Grade 3 lesions had more local recurrences and/or distant metastases. These findings suggest that histologic grading is an important adjunct to the clinical evaluation and treatment planning of patients with colorectal carcinoma.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0022-4790
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
143-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Colorectal carcinoma: evaluation of histologic grade and factors influencing prognosis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study