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Review
. 2019 Oct 30;3(4):175-195.
doi: 10.23922/jarc.2019-018. eCollection 2019.

Japanese Classification of Colorectal, Appendiceal, and Anal Carcinoma: the 3d English Edition [Secondary Publication]

Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum
Review

Japanese Classification of Colorectal, Appendiceal, and Anal Carcinoma: the 3d English Edition [Secondary Publication]

Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum. J Anus Rectum Colon. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Japanese classification; anal cancer; appendiceal cancer; colorectal cancer; stage grouping.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest All committee members involved in producing the JCCRC submitted conflict-of-interest statements based on academic society rules, which are managed by the JSCCR. The JSCCR, the author of this manuscript, declares that there are no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Anatomical divisions of the large intestine. Reprinted with permission from the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum and Kanehara & Co., Ltd.: Japanese Classification of Colorectal, Appendiceal, and Anal Carcinoma- the 3rd English edition, 2019.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Anal canal. Reprinted with permission from the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum and Kanehara & Co., Ltd.: Japanese Classification of Colorectal, Appendiceal, and Anal Carcinoma- the 3rd English edition, 2019.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Proctorectal wall divisions. Reprinted with permission from the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum and Kanehara & Co., Ltd.: Japanese Classification of Colorectal, Appendiceal, and Anal Carcinoma- the 3rd English edition, 2019.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Lymph node groups and station numbers. Red: Pericolic/perirectal lymph nodes Blue: Intermediate lymph nodes Yellow: Main lymph nodes Green: Lateral lymph nodes Gray: Downward lymph nodes White: Lymph nodes proximal to the main lymph nodes Reprinted with permission from the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum and Kanehara & Co., Ltd.: Japanese Classification of Colorectal, Appendiceal, and Anal Carcinoma- the 3rd English edition, 2019.
Figure 5.
Figure 5.
Basic principles of lymph node grouping. Reprinted with permission from the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum and Kanehara & Co., Ltd.: Japanese Classification of Colorectal, Appendiceal, and Anal Carcinoma- the 3rd English edition, 2019.
Figure 6.
Figure 6.
Pericolic lymph nodes. Reprinted with permission from the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum and Kanehara & Co., Ltd.: Japanese Classification of Colorectal, Appendiceal, and Anal Carcinoma- the 3rd English edition, 2019.
Figure 7.
Figure 7.
Perirectal lymph nodes. Reprinted with permission from the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum and Kanehara & Co., Ltd.: Japanese Classification of Colorectal, Appendiceal, and Anal Carcinoma- the 3rd English edition, 2019.
Table 2.
Table 2.
Grade of Patients with Liver Metastases. Reproduced with permission from the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum and Kanehara & Co., Ltd.: Japanese Classification of Colorectal, Appendiceal, and Anal Carcinoma- the 3rd English edition, 2019.
Table 3.
Table 3.
Grade Classification for Patients with Pulmonary Metastases. Reproduced with permission from the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum and Kanehara & Co., Ltd.: Japanese Classification of Colorectal, Appendiceal, and Anal Carcinoma- the 3rd English edition, 2019.
Table 4.
Table 4.
Stage Grouping of Colorectal Cancer. Reproduced with permission from the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum and Kanehara & Co., Ltd.: Japanese Classification of Colorectal, Appendiceal, and Anal Carcinoma- the 3rd English edition, 2019.
Figure 8.
Figure 8.
Preservation of autonomic nerves. Reprinted with permission from the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum and Kanehara & Co., Ltd.: Japanese Classification of Colorectal, Appendiceal, and Anal Carcinoma- the 3rd English edition, 2019.
Figure 9.
Figure 9.
Extramural cancer deposits without lymph node structure. Reprinted with permission from the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum and Kanehara & Co., Ltd.: Japanese Classification of Colorectal, Appendiceal, and Anal Carcinoma- the 3rd English edition, 2019.
Figure 10.
Figure 10.
Measurement of the depth of invasion in T1 cancers. Reprinted with permission from the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum and Kanehara & Co., Ltd.: Japanese Classification of Colorectal, Appendiceal, and Anal Carcinoma- the 3rd English edition, 2019.
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