pT3 colorectal cancer revisited: a multicentric study on the histological depth of invasion in more than 1000 pT3 carcinomas-proposal for a new pT3a/pT3b subclassification.
Sebastian FoerschCorinna Lang-SchwarzMarkus EcksteinCarol GeppertMaxime SchmittBjörn KonukiewitzTanja GrollFelix SchicktanzJutta EngelMoritz GleitsmannChristina C WesthoffNadine FrickelAnne-Sophie LitmeyerAlbert GrassPaul JankSebastian LangeMarkus TschurtschenthalerDirk WilhelmWilfried RothMichael ViethCarsten DenkertIris D NagtegaalWilko WeichertMoritz JesinghausPublished in: British journal of cancer (2022)
The delineation of pT3a/pT3b subcategories of CRC based on the histological depth of adipose tissue invasion adds valuable prognostic information to the current pT3 classification and implementation into current staging practices of CRC should be considered.