Evaluation of morphological prognostic factors of Colorectal Cancer in patients of the Oncology service of Hospital Escola Álvaro Alvim

• Autor(a) principal: Soares Young, Anna Luiza
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Souza, Carolina Oliveira de, Póvoa, Luíza de Miranda, Peçanha, Maria Auxiliadora Peixoto
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Científica da Faculdade de Medicina de Campos
• Texto Completo: https://www.fmc.br/ojs/index.php/RCFMC/article/view/361
• topic: câncer colorretal, fatores prognósticos, margem de ressecçãocircunferencial, invasão linfovascular, invasão perineural.; colorectal cancer, prognostic factors, circumferential resection margin, lymphovascular invasion, perineural invasion.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a cancer of high incidence worldwide. It is identified as the third leading cause of cancer death in industrialized countries. In Brazil, according to statistics from the National Cancer Institute (INCA), a colorectal malignancy is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in men and the third leading cause in women. That is why is considered one of the most important public health problems in the world. The present study aims to prove the factors that influence the prognosis of this disease, including circumferential resection margin, lymphovascular invasion and perineural invasion. These factors are fundamental for the better management of patients, and, consequently, the reduction of the mortality rate.