Clinical and histopathological correlations of fecal calprotectin release in colorectal carcinoma.

Aim: To determine calprotectin release before and after colorectal cancer operation and compare it to tumor and histopathological parameters.

Methods: The study was performed on patients with diagnosed colorectal cancer admitted for operation. Calprotectin was measured in a single stool sample before and three months after the operation using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).