Tissue and Serum Collection From Colorectal Cancer Patients

Tissue and Serum Collection From Colorectal Cancer Patients

To establish a serum and tissue bank with specimens form patients with colorectal cancer, for subsequent immunological and biochemical analysis.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients must be undergoing surgery for resection of their primary tumor, resection of hepatic metastases, or hepatic artery catheter and pump implant for unresectable hepatic metastases.
• For and tumor specimen removed at surgery ,the lesion must be large enough to allow for routine pathological analysis, with excision from residual otherwise discarded material for the tumor bank.

Exclusion Criteria:

N/A