207_Combined course Presentations

Mesorectum Defects Scoring the Quality of the mesorectum

MRF

Coning

Complete Intact, smooth Not deeper than 5 mm

None

Smooth, regular

Nearly complete

Moderate bulk, irregular

No visible muscularis propria

Moderate Irregular

Incomplete Little bulk

Down to muscularis propria

Moderate– marked

Irregular

Both the specimen as a whole (fresh) and cross‐sectional slices (fixed) are examined in order to make an adequate interpretation