Figure 4From: A rare case of repeated anastomotic recurrence due to tumor implantation after curative surgery for sigmoid colon cancerThe second anastomotic recurrence. Colonoscopy performed in July 2001 showed the second recurrence at the suture line (a). The lesion was located in the suture line macroscopically (arrow). The pathological examination revealed a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma invading from the muscularis propriae to the submucosal layer in the suture line.Back to article page