Podcast
Questions and Answers
What is the five-year survival rate for patients with lymph node metastases?
What is the five-year survival rate for patients with lymph node metastases?
What percentage of patients presenting with metastatic disease will be alive five years later?
What percentage of patients presenting with metastatic disease will be alive five years later?
What is the five-year survival rate for patients with disease confined to the bowel wall (Dukes’ stage A)?
What is the five-year survival rate for patients with disease confined to the bowel wall (Dukes’ stage A)?
Which artery supplies the middle part of the colon?
Which artery supplies the middle part of the colon?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the characteristic feature of the arterial supply to the sigmoid colon?
What is the characteristic feature of the arterial supply to the sigmoid colon?
Signup and view all the answers
Which type of lymph nodes are found on the side wall of the colon?
Which type of lymph nodes are found on the side wall of the colon?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the characteristic histological feature of the colonic mucosa?
What is the characteristic histological feature of the colonic mucosa?
Signup and view all the answers
Why is colonic anastomotic leakage more common than in the small intestine?
Why is colonic anastomotic leakage more common than in the small intestine?
Signup and view all the answers
