Tumor Deposits in Colorectal Cancer and Its Prognostic Value in Survival and Metastasis

Tumor Deposits in Colorectal Cancer and Its Prognostic Value in Survival and Metastasis

This study aims to evaluate the tumor deposits in colorectal cancer and its prognostic value in survival and metastasis

Tumor deposits (TDs) are defined as isolated tumor foci found in the pericolonic or perirectal fat or the adjacent mesentery (mesocolonic fat) away from the invasive margin of the tumor without evidence of residual lymphatic tissue. TDs are significantly correlated with poor prognosis after colorectal cancer surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age above 18 years old.
• Both sexes.
• All Colorectal cancer patients From Stage I to III Colorectal cancer with pathologically positive Tumor deposits.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient took neoadjuvant therapy.
• No information available on tumor deposits.
• Colorectal cancer is not the only primary cancer.
• Patients with incomplete information about follow-up.