Colonic metastases are related with:: (A) Preoperative CEA level, (B) Depth of invasion, (C) Size of tumor, (D) Circumferential involvement
Answer is B. Ans. (b) Depth of invasionRef: Schwartz 9th edition, Page 1046; Shackelford 7th edition, Page 2133* Colonic metastasis to liver is related to -- depth of invasion (T stage)* CRC prognosis depends on the stage of the disease (Especially in stage on the lymph node status)* Tumor size and duration has no effect on prognosis.