Results of total mesorectal excision and transanal endoscopic microsurgery for rectal adenocarcinoma with submucosal invasion.

Objective: To analyze early and long-term outcomes after total mesorectal excision (TME) and transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) in patients with T1 rectal cancer.

Material And Methods: A retrospective non-randomized comparative study included 2 groups of patients: group 1 - total mesorectal excision, group 2 - transanal endoscopic microsurgery. In the second group, total mesorectal excision was proposed for patients with tumor invasion depth pT1sm3 and/or lymphovascular invasion and/or low differentiation.

[Turcot syndrome and Gardner's syndrome in a female patient with familial colon adenomatosis. A case report and literature review].

Turcot syndrome is a rare hereditary syndrome characterized by a combination of brain tumors and colorectal cancer. According to the literature, about 150 such cases have been reported. This article presents a rare clinical case and a literature review.

Short-term outcomes of a multicentre randomized clinical trial comparing D2 versus D3 lymph node dissection for colonic cancer (COLD trial).

Background: It remains unclear whether extended lymphadenectomy provides oncological advantages in colorectal cancer. This multicentre RCT aimed to address this issue.

Methods: Patients with resectable primary colonic cancer were enrolled in four hospitals registered in the COLD trial, and randomized to D2 or D3 dissection in a 1 : 1 ratio.

[Is implantation metastasis of colorectal cancer to the kidney possible?].

Kidney metastasis in colorectal cancer are rare. A number of publications dedicated to this topic is quite limited. In this article a rare observation of metastasis of colorectal cancer to the kidney is described.

[Risk factors of regional lymph node metastases in pT1 colorectal cancer].

Aim: To identify risk factors of lymph node metastases in patients with pT1 rectal cancer.

Material And Methods: There were 43 patients aged 62.3±11.