Are Doughnuts Really Resection Margins in the Anterior Resection Operation for Rectal Cancer?

Feizhao Jiang, Kaiyan Yang, Ling Ji, Shanshan Lu and Shaotang Li

Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, China
Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, China

^*Correspondance to: Shaotang Li 

 PDF  Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.2490

Abstract

Background: Pathologic examination in patients with cancer remains crucial for postoperative treatment and prognosis prediction. However, the method of pathologic examination in some patients with rectal cancer is not correct. Methods: The process of rectal cancer pathologic examination was analyzed in patients of rectal cancer who was undergone anterior resection operation. Results: We found the upper doughnut is proximal margin; however, the other under doughnut is not really distal margin. Conclusion: The evaluation of the distal margin should not only base on under doughnut but also combine with large specimens.

Keywords

Pathologic examination; Rectal cancer; Doughnut; Resection margin

Cite the article

Jiang F, Yang K, Ji L, Lu S, Li S. Are Doughnuts Really Resection Margins in the Anterior Resection Operation for Rectal Cancer?. Clin Surg. 2019; 4: 2490..