Figure 5From: A rare case of repeated anastomotic recurrence due to tumor implantation after curative surgery for sigmoid colon cancerThe third anastomotic recurrence. Colonoscopy showed a lesion with ulceration at the suture line (a). The 2.0 × 4.0 cm lesion was located in the suture line (arrow). The pathological examination revealed a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma invading the subserosa, and there was no invasion of tumor cells to any surgical margin.Back to article page