Rectal cancer and the pathologist.

CONCLUSIONS: Meticulous macro- and microscopic evaluation of specimens for rectal carcinoma by pathologist is needed to determine an accurate assessment of staging and other prognostic factors. The modern pathologists play a pivotal part in the care and management of patients suffering from rectal adenocarcinoma. That role goes from the initial histological diagnosis to the gross and microscopic examination of the excised specimens. Based on that examination pathologists issue statements that not only evaluate the quality of the surgical procedure, but also through the application of molecular tests they give light on prognostic factors and information for therapeutic purposes. PMID: 29658680 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Minerva Chirurgica - Category: Surgery Tags: Minerva Chir Source Type: research