PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Beck, David E.
TI  - Surgical Management of Colon and Rectal Cancer
DP  - 2002 Jun 20
TA  - Ochsner Journal
PG  - 156--162
VI  - 4
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/4/3/156.short
4100  - http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/4/3/156.full
SO  - Ochsner J2002 Jun 20; 4
AB  - Adenocarcinoma, the most common malignant lesion of the colon and rectum, accounts for approximately 148,000 diagnosed cases and 56,000 deaths per year. Management of this disease comprises a large portion of the practice of colorectal surgery. This article describes the current concepts of surgical management of adenocarcnoma of the colon and rectum. Surgical options are reviewed following a brief discussion of diagnosis.