CT scan identifies patients with local advanced (T3/4) or nodal positive colon cancer

Background and Objective: Neoadjuvant therapy could improve oncological outcome of patients suffering from colon cancer. An accurate staging method is needed to define suitable patients. The aim of this study was to validate CT scan for identifying patients with local advanced (T3/4) or nodal positive colon cancer. Methods and material: 210 patients with preoperative CT scan undergoing resection for colon cancer were retrospectively evaluated by two radiologists independently and blinded for pathological exam. Patients were stratified according to the guidelines for rectal cancer into patients with low risk (T0/…