title: [Morphological procedure for rectal cancer].
abstract: The morphological study of surgical specimens in rectal cancer involves assessment of the quality of mesorectumectomy, examination of serial sections of a tumor growth area, and study of the proximal, distal, and circulatory ends of resection as a criterion for the quality and efficacy of surgery. The circulatory end of resection is regarded as positive when it has tumor cells inside or within 1 mm of it and the performed surgery is unradical. The data obtained with the use of this technology make it possible to most fully estimate the site and extent of a tumor process, to identify a number of important prognostic factors, and to assess the quality of a performed surgical intervention and preoperative diagnosis. The procedure is adapted to the standard technological equipment of morbid anatomy units.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Maĭdanovskaia
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Belous
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000379:methods*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery