Colon Cancer Flashcards
Region in the colon () 2 major As that supply colon
Watershed
Sites of watershed
1) splenic flexure → Griffith point
2) recto-segmoid → sudeck
Rectum drain into
Sup rectal v.
IMF termination
Fuse with splenic vein = SMV = portal V.
Sup rectal branch of
Inf mesentric A
Middle & inferior rectal branch of
Internal iliac A
Precancerous lesion, of colon cancer
→ solitary Villous adenoma
→ polyps
→ UC
Colon is more hazardous than SI (surgery)
’) high bacterial content
2) solid content
3) gaseous distension
4) poor blood supply
5) thinner wall
6) incomplete peritoneal covering
Familial colon cancer
1) familial adenomatous polyposis [fap]
2) hereditary non-polyposis cc
Method of screening in colon cancer
Fecal occult blood testing
Sigmoidoscopy
Colonoscopy
Barium enema
Genetic
Macroscopic varieties of colon cancer
Annular
Tubular
Ulcer
Cauliflower
Grade …… Tumor have least glandular structure + highest mitosis
G3
Colon cancer invasion to to Douglas pouch
Rectal shelf of Blummer
Cancer right colon symptoms
AAA
Anorexia
Asthenia
Anemia
Cancer left colon symptoms
Attacks of constipation followed by false diarrhea
Bleeding per rectum
Mass in LIF → fecal impaction