2. Classification of colorectal cancers according to Dukes.
| Stage | Description |
| A | Limited to muscularis propria; nodes not involved |
| B | Extending beyond muscularis propria; nodes not involved |
| C | Lymph nodes involved |
| D | Distant metastatic spread |
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