Table 1

Salient Clinico – pathologic features of locally advanced colorectal carcinomas
Site of malignancy
 Age Sex
 Pathologic 'T' Status
 Grade
 M/SR * ca
 Adjacent
Org †
 Nodal Status
 PNS ‡
 PN/PV § spread
Colon
 56 Male
 T 4
 II
 -
 + (abdominal wall)
 N0
 -
 -

58 Male
 T4
 II
 -
 + (abdominal wall)
 N0
 -
 +

67 Female
 T3
 II
 -
 - (bladder dome)
 N0
 -
 -
Rectum
 45 Male
 T4
 I
 +
 + (bladder / prostate)
 N1
 +
 +

27 Female
 T4
 I
 +
 + (uterus and vagina)
 N2
 +
 +

69 Male
 T4
 II
 +
 + (bladder / prostate)
 N2
 +
 +

* Mucinous or signet ring carcinoma

† Pathologic involvement of adjacent organ

‡ Perinodal spread

§ Perineural / perivascular spread

Harish et al. International Seminars in Surgical Oncology 2004 1:8   doi:10.1186/1477-7800-1-8