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ArticleBosnian journal of basic medical sciences2022

Poorly differentiated clusters and tumor budding are important prognostic factors in colorectal carcinomas.

Aura Jurescu, Alis Dema, Adrian Văduva, Adelina Gheju, Octavia Vița, Robert Barna, Codruța Lăzureanu, Marioara Cornianu, Sorina Tăban, Ciprian Duță and 1 more

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Article in Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aura JurescuDepartment of Microscopic Morphology - Morphopathology, ANAPATMOL Research Center, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania.
Alis DemaDepartment of Microscopic Morphology - Morphopathology, ANAPATMOL Research Center, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania; Department of Pathology, "Pius Brînzeu" County Clinical Emergency Hospital, Timişoara, Romania.
Adrian VăduvaDepartment of Microscopic Morphology - Morphopathology, ANAPATMOL Research Center, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania; Department of Pathology, "Pius Brînzeu" County Clinical Emergency Hospital, Timişoara, Romania.
Adelina GhejuDepartment of Microscopic Morphology - Morphopathology, ANAPATMOL Research Center, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania.
Octavia VițaDepartment of Microscopic Morphology - Morphopathology, ANAPATMOL Research Center, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania.
Robert BarnaDepartment of Microscopic Morphology - Morphopathology, ANAPATMOL Research Center, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania; Department of Pathology, "Pius Brînzeu" County Clinical Emergency Hospital, Timişoara, Romania.
Codruța LăzureanuDepartment of Microscopic Morphology - Morphopathology, ANAPATMOL Research Center, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania; Department of Pathology, "Pius Brînzeu" County Clinical Emergency Hospital, Timişoara, Romania.
Marioara CornianuDepartment of Microscopic Morphology - Morphopathology, ANAPATMOL Research Center, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania; Department of Pathology, "Pius Brînzeu" County Clinical Emergency Hospital, Timişoara, Romania.
Sorina TăbanDepartment of Microscopic Morphology - Morphopathology, ANAPATMOL Research Center, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania; Department of Pathology, "Pius Brînzeu" County Clinical Emergency Hospital, Timişoara, Romania.
Ciprian DuțăDepartment of Surgery II, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania; Department of Surgery II, "Pius Brînzeu" County Clinical Emergency Hospital, Timişoara, Romania.
Stelian PanteaDepartment of Surgery II, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania; Department of Surgery III, "Pius Brînzeu" County Clinical Emergency Hospital, Timişoara, Romania.
Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara · ROClinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest · RO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of our study was to assess the prognostic value of the two new grading systems based on the quantification of tumor budding - TB (GBd) and poorly differentiated clusters - PDCs (PDCs-G) in colorectal carcinomas (CRC). We performed a retrospective study on 71 CRC patients who underwent surgery at the Emergency County Hospital, Timișoara. CRC cases were classified based on haematoxylin-eosin slides, using the conventional grading system, GBd and PDCs-G, respectively. We used two-tier and three-tier grading schemes for each system. Subsequently,  we evaluated  associations with other prognostic factors in CRC. Based on the three-tier GBd (GBd-3t)  most cases (34/69, 49.27%) were classified as G3Bd-3t, while based on the conventional grading system, the majority of the cases (55/69, 79.71%) were considered G2. On the other hand, based on the three-tier PDCs-G system (PDCs-G-3t), most cases (31/69, 44.93%) were PDCs-G2-3t. We also noted a more significant association of GBd-3t with other prognostic parameters analyzed, as compared to the conventional grading system. Nodal status, tumor stage, and lymphovascular invasion were strongly correlated with GBd-3t (p=0.0001). Furthermore, we noted that PDCs-G-3t correlated more significantly than the conventional grading system with nodal status (p<0.0001), tumor stage (p=0.0003), lymphovascular invasion (p<0.0001), perineural invasion (p=0.005) and the tumor border configuration (p<0.0001). High GBd and PDCs-G grades correlate directly with other negative prognostic factors in CRC.Thus, these new parameters/classification methods could be used as additional tools for risk stratification in patients with CRC.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsHumansNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRetrospective Studies

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