title: [Staging of colorectal cancer with the aim of optimal treatment].
abstract: Staging of colorectal cancer has become important with respect to selection of patients for minor surgery, major surgery and adjuvant radio- and chemotherapy. The most important treatment is still surgical, but the prognosis can be improved in some patients with adjuvant treatment, even though it involves more side-effects. Exact staging is necessary in order to avoid overtreatment of some and undertreatment of others. This article critically reviews the staging systems used at present.
authors.affiliation: Odense Sygehus, kirurgisk afdeling A.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kronborg
mesh_terms: D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Stadieinddeling af kolorektal cancer med henblik på optimal behandling.