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Colorectal cancer: the modified dukes classification of astler and coller

    • To correlate extension of rectal carcinoma and lymph node involvement to a prognosis of 5 year survival
    • The original system consists of these five grades
    • Later grades B3 and C3 were added meaning involvement of adjacent structures with or without positive nodes
    • Stage D signifies distant metastasis