Association of Preoperative Imaging Features With Histopathological Grade  and Lymph Node Metastasis in Colorectal Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study

Asma Tariq, Musrrat Masood, Naila Atif, Anum Awais, Afia Zafar, Zahid Ali Nohri

Association of Preoperative Imaging Features With Histopathological Grade and Lymph Node Metastasis in Colorectal Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study

Authors

Asma Tariq, Musrrat Masood, Naila Atif, Anum Awais, Afia Zafar, Zahid Ali Nohri

Keywords:

Colorectal cancer; computed tomography; histopathology; tumor grade; lymph node metastasis; radiology; imaging biomarkers; staging.

Abstract

Background: Preoperative imaging isimportant for colorectal cancer staging andtreatment planning. However, conventionalimaging characteristics do not reliably predict tumor aggressiveness and regionallymph node metastasis in every patient

References

1. Caruso D, Polici M, Bellini D, Laghi A. ESR Essentials: Imaging in colorectal cancer—practice recommendations by ESGAR. European Radiology. 2024;34:5903–5910

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Published

2026-10-15

How to Cite

Asma Tariq, Musrrat Masood, Naila Atif, Anum Awais, Afia Zafar, Zahid Ali Nohri. (2026). Association of Preoperative Imaging Features With Histopathological Grade and Lymph Node Metastasis in Colorectal Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study . International Journal of Pharmacy Research & Technology (IJPRT), 16(2), 6522–6530. Retrieved from https://www.ijprt.org/index.php/pub/article/view/3363