Background: worldwide, colorectal cancer is the third most commonly occurring cancer in men and t... more Background: worldwide, colorectal cancer is the third most commonly occurring cancer in men and the second most commonly occurring cancer in women. There were over 1.8 million new cases in 2018. Objective: evaluation of lateral pelvic lymph node involvement among patients with middle and low rectal carcinoma. Patients and Methods: a descriptive prospective study was conducted at Surgical Unit of Oncology Bab Elshaarya University Hospital, Al Azhar University, during the period between November 2018 and July 2019 (a total period of 8 months), in which 20 patients of middle and low rectal carcinoma were identified. Results: all patients had rectal adenocarcinoma; 17 patients (85%) with grade 2 and 3 patients (15%) with grade 3. Of the 20 identified patients, 15 patients (75%) had vascular invasion and 5 patients (25%) had no vascular invasion. Only 4 patients (20%) had positive lateral pelvic lymph nodes and 11 patients (55%) had positive mesorectal lymph nodes. All patients with posi...
Background: worldwide, colorectal cancer is the third most commonly occurring cancer in men and t... more Background: worldwide, colorectal cancer is the third most commonly occurring cancer in men and the second most commonly occurring cancer in women. There were over 1.8 million new cases in 2018. Objective: evaluation of lateral pelvic lymph node involvement among patients with middle and low rectal carcinoma. Patients and Methods: a descriptive prospective study was conducted at Surgical Unit of Oncology Bab Elshaarya University Hospital, Al Azhar University, during the period between November 2018 and July 2019 (a total period of 8 months), in which 20 patients of middle and low rectal carcinoma were identified. Results: all patients had rectal adenocarcinoma; 17 patients (85%) with grade 2 and 3 patients (15%) with grade 3. Of the 20 identified patients, 15 patients (75%) had vascular invasion and 5 patients (25%) had no vascular invasion. Only 4 patients (20%) had positive lateral pelvic lymph nodes and 11 patients (55%) had positive mesorectal lymph nodes. All patients with posi...
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