Management of Pt1 tumours removed by endoscopy during colorectal cancer screening: Outcome and treatment quality indicators

ConclusionRisk of nodal involvement in colorectal pT1 tumours is well predicted by known histologic features also in a screening setting, although it was lower than among patients from clinical series. Surgical overtreatment is still significantly present and there is ample room for improvement regarding diagnostic and therapeutic flow-chart.
Source: European Journal of Surgical Oncology (EJSO) - Category: Surgery Source Type: research