BACKGROUND: The pathologic staging of the surgical peace represents the leading method of measuring the prognostic and survival of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of T, N, cellular differentiation, and the presence of mucus, on the surgical peaces of patients submitted to surgical treatment of CRC. METHODS: The histopathology results of 144 patients were evaluated in regard to their clinical-pathology staging. RESULTS: The mean-age found was 61.21 years. Twelve patients aged <40 years (8.3%). One hundred and twenty five patients (86,8%) showed large tumors (>35mm). Twelve hundred patients (77,8%) were found in T3 stage, and 77 patients (53,5%) were ranked as NO. Seventy six patients (52,8%) showed carcinoma with high differentiation. Six patients (4.2%) had mucinous carcinoma. The mean parches of lymph nodes realized was 11.1 and the positive lymph nodes had a mean of 2.79. CONCLUSION: Young patients did not have more advanced T and N staging or higher mucus secretion and cellular indifferentiation. Large tumors obtained more advanced T staging, and the T/N also had a positive relationship with a higher mean of lymph nodes parched. The retreat of a large number of lymph nodes increased the chances of finding a neoplasic lymph node and the finding of positive lymph node increased the T/N staging, the cellular indifferentiation and the mucus presence.
Colorectal neoplasm; prognosis; lymph nodes; neoplasm staging; histopathology
