Colorectal Cancer
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 15, 2004; 10(20): 2949-2953
Published online Oct 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i20.2949
Figure 1
Figure 1 Illustration for regions of mesorectum.
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Figure 2 Transverse whole-mount sections of the specimen, HE staining, macroscopic view.
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Figure 3 Spread types of microscopic tumor nodules (→) in the mesorectum, HE, × 100. A: Discrete microscopic tumor nodules; B: Blood vessel invasion; C: Lymphatic vessel invasion; D: Perineural invasion.
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Figure 4 Microscopic tumor nodule spread (→) in outer region of the mesorectum (ORM) (4a), CRM (4b) and DMR(4c) , HE, × 100.