Colon Cancer
National Defense Medical College, Medical College details research in colon cancer
Published in Cancer Weekly, November 24th, 2009
In this recently published article, scientists in Tokorozawa, Japan conducted a study "To determine the clinical value of evaluating the cancer morphology in muscularis propria (MP) for colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. A total of 994 patients with advanced CRC were reviewed in terms of two distinctive growth patterns in the MP: (i) horizontal spread between the circular and longitudinal muscle layers (H-spread) and (ii) 'streaming' spread between the muscle bundles of the circular muscle layer (S-spread)."
"The incidence of H-spread (n = 153) and S-spread (n = 150) showed a positive correlation with tumour-node-metastasis (TNM) stage and both exerted a negative impact...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-11-24)
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