Multidisciplinary collaboration (MDT) team diagnosis and treatment model for colorectal cancer

MDT is a "one-stop" clinical discussion of the disease by a relatively fixed panel of experts from multiple related disciplines, so as to propose the best treatment plan for the patient, which is then implemented by the relevant disciplines alone or in combination with multiple disciplines.

The MDT team for colorectal cancer is patient-centered and should include physicians in gastrointestinal surgery, liver surgery, oncology, radiotherapy, radiology and ultrasound imaging, and other related specialties.

MDT treatment mode is the mainstream treatment mode of metastatic colorectal cancer, which can not only effectively prolong the median survival time of patients, but also provide a radical cure opportunity for some patients.

MDT team according to tumor biological characteristics, lesions in patients with resectable, basic status, complications, and the relationship between primary tumors and metastases, coupled with the treatment of patients with different goals, utmost ground to avoid patient visits back and forth in different departments, different experts give "divided" and "attend" the opinions of diagnosis and treatment situation, Give the patient the most reasonable examination and the most appropriate treatment plan. Patients can achieve the best clinical and survival benefits, higher quality of life, but also can shorten the treatment waiting time, save costs, avoid the burden of non-standard treatment to the patient's family.