A staging system used to describe the extent of colorectal cancer. Stages range from A (early stage) to D (advanced stage).
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(dldbomacks) a system of staging colorectal tumors based on evaluation of the depth of invasion of the carcinoma and the presence or absence of metastasis. The four stages are: A, confined to the mucosa and submucosa; B, invasion through the muscularis without lymph node involvement; C, invasion through the muscularis w...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: dūks Definitions: 1. a classification of the extent of invasion of a resected adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum commonly modified as follows: A (Dukes A), confined to the mucosa; B
1, into the muscularis propria; B
2, through the muscularis propria; C
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