- Dukes D colorectal cancer
- Cancer may have spread to nearby lymph nodes and has spread to other parts of the body, such as the liver or lungs. Also called stage IV colorectal cancer.
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Dukes D colorectal cancer
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Dukes A colorectal cancer — Cancer has spread beyond the innermost lining of the colon and/or rectum to the second and third layers and involves the inside wall of the colon and/or rectum, but it has not spread to the outer wall or outside the colon and/or rectum. Also… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Dukes B colorectal cancer — Cancer has spread outside the colon and/or rectum to nearby tissue, but it has not gone into the lymph nodes. Also called stage II colorectal cancer … English dictionary of cancer terms
Dukes C colorectal cancer — Tumor cells have spread to organs and lymph nodes near the colon/rectum. Also called stage III colorectal cancer … English dictionary of cancer terms
stage I colorectal cancer — Cancer has spread beyond the innermost lining of the colon and/or rectum to the second and third layers and involves the inside wall of the colon and/or rectum, but it has not spread to the outer wall or outside the colon and/or rectum. Also… … English dictionary of cancer terms
stage II colorectal cancer — Cancer has spread outside the colon and/or rectum to nearby tissue, but it has not gone into the lymph nodes. Also called Dukes B colorectal cancer … English dictionary of cancer terms
stage IV colorectal cancer — Cancer may have spread to nearby lymph nodes and has spread to other parts of the body, such as the liver or lungs. Also called Dukes D colorectal cancer … English dictionary of cancer terms
stage III colorectal cancer — Tumor cells have spread to organs and lymph nodes near the colon/rectum. Also called Dukes C colorectal cancer … English dictionary of cancer terms
Colorectal cancer — Classification and external resources Diagram of the lower gastrointestinal tract ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
Dukes classification — A staging system used to describe the extent of colorectal cancer. Stages range from A (early stage) to D (advanced stage) … English dictionary of cancer terms
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