Right hemicolectomy for cancer grossing

This protocol deals with right hemicolectomy for cancer grossing.

It is done for cancers in the cecum, right colon, and appendix. Right hemicolectomies are also commonly done for Crohn's disease; this is dealt with in a separate article.

Introduction

It is very common.

Protocol

Protocol notes

• The retroperitoneal margin in right hemicolectomies should be treated like the radial margin in total mesorectal excisions; it should be inked. Involvement is a poor prognosticator.

Image:

• Schematic of the retroperitoneal margin (nih.gov).