11/15/15

Duke’s classification

The Duke’s classification - A staging system for carcinomas (cancerous tumours arising from cells in an organ’s surface layer or lining membrane) in the lower gastrointestinal tract.

Carcinomas of the colon (the main part of the large intestine) or rectum (the muscular tube that connects the large intestine to the anus) are classified according to this system.

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