<prompt> Which of the following is true about carcinoma of colonLeft colon tumors usually present with anaemia which is severe unyielding to treatmentMucinous carcinoma has excellent prognosisDuke A stage tumours need adjuvant chemotherapySolitary superficial hepatic metastasis is not a contraindication for resection  <response>: . 40 of carcinoma colon spreads to liver poal veins. Secondaries may be either solitary or multiple, present as liver with hard, umbilicated nodules. - Rarely it spreads to bone, lung, skin. 20 of cases present as an acute intestinal obstruction. 20 of coloniccolorectal cancer has stage IV disease at the time of first presentation. Right sided growth commonly presents with anaemia, palpable mass in the right iliac fossa, which is not moving with respiration, mobile, nontender, hard, well localized with impaired resonant note. Left sided growth presents with colicky pain, altered bowel habits alternating constipation and diarrhoea, palpable lump, distension of abdomen due subacute chronic obstruction. Later may present like complete colonic obstruction. ref:SRBs manual of surgery,ed 5,pg no 907 