Colorectal cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Colorectal adenocarcinoma patients, consecutively submitted to surgical treatment performed by colorectal surgeons with more than 10 years of professional experience at Hospital Moinhos de Vento (Por
Other
Sponsors
Hospital Moinhos de Vento
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with histologically proven adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum; both sexes; over 18 years of age; underwent surgical treatment performed by colorectal surgeons; agreement of the attending physician and the patient to participate in the study ;
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Inaccuracy or unavailability of patient´s data.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increased lymph node sample: additional number (unit measure) of lymph nodes identified by the lymph node clearing technique (visual and manual examination with Carnoy's or GEWF solutions) compared to the initial number (unit measure) of lymph nodes identified by the conventional technique (visual and manual examination with formaldehyde). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change of lymph node staging: increase of lymph node staging status (migration from N classification to higher staging), according to the 7th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer, with the lymph node clearing technique (visual and manual examination with Carnoy's or GEWF solutions) compared to the initial lymph node staging by the conventional technique (visual and manual examination with formaldehyde).;Indication for adjuvant treatment: patient (unit measure) who had indication for adjuvant treatment (chemotherapy, radiotherapy or combined chemoradiotharepy) to treat colorectal cancer due to the outcome changes of the lymph node staging after using the lymph node clearing technique (visual and manual examination with Carnoy's or GEWF solutions). | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactTiago Ghezzi
Hospital Moinhos de Vento
Outcome results
None listed