NCT02002299

Does Surface Tell us About the Invasive Front in Colorectal Cancer

Prospective Study of Colorectal Cancer Comparing the Surface With the Invasive Front

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 150 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Zealand University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the invasive front in growth mode (expanding or infiltrative) and dedifferentiation (tumor budding) and comparing these with the tumor surface (polypose or flat) + / - ulceration in surgical specimens at colorectal cancer.

Detailed description

Timetable: From 1 August 2013 to 31 July 2014. Organisational arrangements: The project is deleted from the pathology department, Roskilde Hospital, and surgical department, Roskilde Hospital. inclusion criteria All colorectal surgical specimens having cancer were the patient did not receive neoadjuvant treatment received in the pathology department in accordance with current guidelines with the cutting of the tumor area in parallel slices and photographed, so there is macroscopic photo documentation. Microscopic tumors classified as adenocarcinoma of glandular type, mucinous adenocarcinoma, signet ring cell carcinoma. When the specimens is received at the department of pathology and is included in the study the pathologist report is registered in a local database.

Conditions

• Colorectal Cancer

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-08-01
• Primary completion: 2014-08-01
• Completion: 2014-08-01
• First posted: 2013-12-05
• Last updated: 2013-12-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark