Background
CRC, cancer, tumors, deaths, Colorectal cancer
CANCER, COLORECTAL CANCER, TUMORS
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the world [Several methods are currently being proposed and used to identify the location of tumors. These include endoscopic tattooing with India ink, indocyanine green (ICG), preoperative endoscopic metal clipping with detection using an x-ray or palpation during surgery [Recently, some retrospective studies reported the use of patients’ autologous blood for preoperative colonic localization in CRC with successful detection by laparoscopy [