Evolution of a System to Increase Precision in the Surgical Management of Colorectal Carcinoma

Charles L. Hitchcock, Thomas J. Magliery, Cathy Mojzisik, Morgan Johnson, Mark W. Arnold and Edward W. Martin

Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University, USA
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, USA
Clinical Development, Enlyton Ltd., USA
The Ohio State University College of Medicine, USA
Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, USA
Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, USA

^*Correspondance to: Charles L. Hitchcock 

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Abstract:

Current surgical procedures for colorectal adenocarcinoma are plagued by a lack of precise information due to lack of sensitivity and specificity of preoperative imaging and surgical limitations in the Operating Room using traditional techniques (i.e., inspection and palpation). The staging of colorectal adenocarcinoma begins with preoperative imaging and ends with the pathologist. There are many potential sources of error between these two points that may result in suboptimal treatment. Using colorectal adenocarcinoma as a model, we developed a System incorporating currently available technologies to increase the precision of Preoperative and Intraoperative imaging as well as intraoperative tumor detection.

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Hitchcock CL, Magliery TJ, Mojzisik C, Johnson M, Arnold MW, Martin EW. Evolution of a System to Increase Precision in the Surgical Management of Colorectal Carcinoma. Clin Oncol. 2017; 2: 1280.