In the quest for accurate preoperative staging of advanced colon tumors, the CT scan takes the stage. However, the spotlight reveals some hiccups. A national retrospective study with 1950 patients unfolded the CT’s script, showing a 57% sensitivity in nailing T4 tumors, a 63% overall accuracy in N staging, and a 94.8% precision in sniffing out peritoneal metastases. The CT performance review suggests it still fumbles in the nuances of T4 staging, lymph nodes, and preoperative peritoneal metastasis detection.
Journal Article by García Del Álamo Hernández Y, Cano-Valderrama Ó (…) Collaborative Group For The Study Of Metachronous Peritoneal Metastases Of pT Colon Cancer None et 14 al. in J Clin Med
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