[Anastomotic recurrence of colo-rectal cancer. Anatomo-surgical study]

A study was made of 20 patients operated for colorectal cancer with the aid of the University of Chieti Department of Pathological Anatomy. The histological preparations were carefully assessed for intramural diffusion of the tumour, and for the presence of hyperplastic and dysplastic processes in apparently healthy mucosa. The results were in full agreement with those reported in the literature.