Clinicopathological characteristics of mucinous carcinoma of the colon and rectum
β Scribed by Tadahiro Nozoe; Hideaki Anai; Shinji Nasu; Keizo Sugimachi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 261 KB
- Volume
- 75
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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## Background and Objectives: The clinical meaning of mucinous type of colonic and rectal carcinoma is still controversial. We used clinicopathological and follow-up data prospectively recorded for our series of colon and rectum cancer to compare 2 matched groups of mucinous and nonmucinous cancer
Carcinoma of the colon and rectum is one of the most common causes of cancer deaths in the United States. The mortality of patients treated by surgery alone is 55% within 5 years of surgery. Despite efforts to decrease local recurrence and their concomitant problems of pain and disability, a signifi