Incidence of angiolymphatic invasion in colorectal cancer

Angiolymphatic invasion (ALI) in colorectal cancer (CRC) is considered as an important independent prognostic factor and may influence therapeutic decisions. OBJECTIVE: This aim of the study is to find the incidence of ALI in histopathological reports of surgical specimens from patients who underwen...

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Published in:Journal of Coloproctology 2012-09, Vol.32 (3), p.240-245
Main Authors: Lopes, Renan Cascaes, Silveira Junior, Sergio, Koch, Kaiser de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
colorectal neoplasms
GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
invasividade neoplásica
neoplasias colorretais
neoplasm invasiveness
prognosis
prognóstico
sobrevida
SURGERY
survivorship
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Summary:Angiolymphatic invasion (ALI) in colorectal cancer (CRC) is considered as an important independent prognostic factor and may influence therapeutic decisions. OBJECTIVE: This aim of the study is to find the incidence of ALI in histopathological reports of surgical specimens from patients who underwent surgical treatment of colorectal adenocarcinoma. RESULTS: One hundred and twenty seven patients were male (50.6%) and the mean age was 60 years old. The overall incidence of ALI was 44.6%, and there was a significant association with age (p=0.016), lymph node involvement (N) (p
ISSN:2317-6423
2237-9363
2317-6423
DOI:10.1590/S2237-93632012000300006