Lower GI 2016

The Royal Marsden

Mucinous carcinoma Poor prognosis MRI more likely to diagnose mucinous subtype • diagnostic odds ratio MRI vs biopsy = 4.67, p < 0.05. • All 60 (100%) patients undergoing surgery for mrMucinous tumours were confirmed as such on final histopathology.

Yu SKT, Tait DM, Chand M, Brown G . Magnetic resonance imaging defined mucinous rectal carcinoma is an independent imaging biomarker for poor prognosis and poor response to preoperative chemoradiotherapy. European Journal of Cancer 2014