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CP3 @ UoN - Medicine & Surgery > Carcinoma of the Colon, Rectum and Anus > Flashcards

Carcinoma of the Colon, Rectum and Anus Flashcards

1
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What are the risk factors for colorectal carcinoma?

A 
Family history
Age
Low dietary fibre/high fat diet (western)
UC
Smoking
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What are the protective factors for colorectal carcinoma?

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Fibre consumption
Exercise
HRT
Aspirin/NSAIDs

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What is the genetic component contributing to colorectal carcinoma?

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Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)

Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC)

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Describe FAP

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Responsible for <1% of cancers

Due to tumour suppressor gene APC mutations

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5
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Describe HNPCC

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Responsible for <5% of cancers

Germline mutations in mismatch repair genes

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6
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What cancer morphology is typical of colorectal carcinomas?

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Adenocarcinomas (signet rings)

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7
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Where do most colorectal carcinomas occur?

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Caecum &amp; Ascending Colon - 15%
Transverse Colon - 10%
Descending Colon - 5%
Sigmoid Colon - 25%
Rectum - 45%
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8
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How do colorectal carcinomas first develop?

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Polypoid mass w/ ulceration

Initial spread by bowel wall infiltration

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How do colorectal carcinomas typically spread?

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Through lymphatics/blood vessels
Metastasise to Liver primarily
Can spread transcoelomically

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10
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What are the common symptoms suggesting colorectal carcinoma?

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Abdominal mass
Abdominal pain
Haemmorhage
Perforation
Fistula
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11
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How do R-sided colorectal carcinomas typically present?

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Often asymptomatic

May present w/ IDA/weight loss

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How do L-sided colorectal carcinomas typically present?

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PR blood/mucus
Altered bowel habit
Tensemus
Obstruction
Mass on PR exam
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How do anal carcinomas typically present?

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Bleeding
Pain
Altered bowel habit
Pruritis ani
Masses/stricture
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Describe Duke’s staging of colorectal carcinoma

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Duke’s A - Tumours invade submucosa +/- muscularis propria
Duke’s B - Tumours invade past muscularis proria but no nodal involvement
Duke’s C - Regional lymph node involvement
Duke’s D - Distant metastases

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15
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What is the most common morphology of anal cancers?

A

SCC

Affect 1200 people/yr in the UK

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16
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What are the risk factors for anal cancer?

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Anoreceptive sex
Syphillis infection
Anal warts/cervical cancer (HPV)
Immunosuppression

17
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What is the pectinate line?

A

Embryological division b/w upper 2/3 and lower 1/3 of anal canal

18
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What are the features of anal tumours above the pectinate line?

A 
Columnar epithelium
Lymph drainage to internal iliac nodes
Portal venous drainage (hepatic mets)
More common in women
Worse prognosis
19
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What are the features of anal tumours below the pectinate line?

A 
Squamous epithelium
Lymph drainage to superficial inguinal nodes
Caval venous drainage (pulmonary mets)
More common in men
Better prognosis
20
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What are the indications for a 2WW referral in pts >40?

A

Rectal bleeding/change in bowel habit >6w
Persistent rectal bleeding in pts >45
-w/ no obvious evidence of benign anal disease
IDA (Hb <10g/dl) w/o obvious cause
Palpable abdominal/PR mass

21
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What investigations are appropriate in suspected colorectal carcinoma?

A

Bloods - FBC (microcytic anaemia?) LFTs (mets)
Colonoscopy +/- biopsy/polypectomy
CT chest, abdo, pelvis
Carcino-embryonic antigen (monitor)

22
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What are the surgical options for treating colorectal carcinoma?

A 
Right hemicolectomy
Left hemicolectomy
Sigmoid colectomy (high anterior)
Anterior resection
Abdomino-perineal resection
Hartmann's procedure
23
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What are the appropriate tumour sites for a right hemicolectomy?

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Caecal
Ascending
Proximal transverse

24
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What are the appropriate tumour sites for a left hemicolectomy?

A

Distal transverse

Descending

25
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What are the appropriate tumour sites for a sigmoid colectomy?

A

Sigmoid

26
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What are the appropriate tumour sites for an anterior resection?

A

Low sigmoid

High rectal

27
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What are the appropriate tumour sites for an abdomino-perineal resection?

A

Tumours low in rectum

28
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What are the indications for Hartmann’s procedure?

A

Bowel obstruction

Palliation

29
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What are the indications for Endoscopic stenting?

A

Palliation

30
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How is radiotherapy used to treat colorectal cancer?

A

Pre-op to reduce recurrence/increas survival

Post-op if high risk of local recurrence

31
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What is the main complication of radiotherapy in colorectal cancer?

A

High risk of post-op complications

  • DVT
  • pathological fractures
  • fistula formation
32
Q

How is chemotherapy used to treat colorectal cancer?

A

Adjuvant 5-FU (and folic acid) to reduce mortality of high stage tumours
Palliation of metastatic disease

33
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What is the management strategy for anal carcinomas?

A

Radiotherapy & chemotherapy

-75% retain normal anal function

34
Q

What do all patients undergoing CRC surgery require?

A

Colonoscopy before/soon after

-5% tumours have multiple primaries

35
Q

Describe the follow up programme for CRC pts

A

Pts w/ stage II/III disease

  • serum CEA every 3mo
  • colonoscopy every 3yrs
36
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What are the management options for an obstructing colonic cancer?

A 
A-E resus
Analgesia/NG tube decompression
AXR/erect CXR
CT
Gastrograffin
DEFINITIVE SURGERY/ENDOSCOPIC STENTING

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