title: Carcinoma of the colon: margins of resection.
abstract: Resection of colonic carcinoma with curative intent must encompass: (1) margins of bowel wall that are wider than the extent of microscopic intramural tumor spread beyond the macroscopic edge of the tumor; (2) lymphatic tissue draining the tumor and possibly containing cancer cells; (3) structures adhering to the tumor and possibly infiltrated by tumor cells. The minimal extent of resection that satisfies these requirements and possible benefits of extending the resection are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery A, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel. sternberg_a@hillel-yaffe.health.gov.il
authors.forename: Ahud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sternberg
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003082:Colectomy; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual