Blood dissemination of colonic epithelial cells during no-touch surgery for rectosigmoid cancer.
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Abstract
No-touch surgery is used to minimise spread of malignant cells during surgery for colorectal cancer. We looked for cell dissemination in mesenteric blood during no-touch surgery and showed such spillage in 12.5% of patients.
Medical subject headings
- Adenocarcinoma
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Neoplasm Seeding
- Neoplastic Cells, Circulating
- Sigmoid Neoplasms