Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Colon and Rectum
Clinical
- Poor prognosis
- Presents at higher stage than usual adenocarcinoma
- Probably not worse than usual adenocarcinoma when corrected for stage
- MSI-H carcinomas behave as low grade
- Spreads preferentially to the peritoneal surface and the ovaries
- Adenocarcinoma with mucinous component (<50%) has the same pattern of spread
