Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must be undergoing one of the following procedures as part of their routine care in order to meet the inclusion criteria: * Operation for presumed stage I-IV colon cancer including colectomy, hepatectomy, or abdominal surgery (e.g. insertion of HAIP) * Colectomy for presumed benign or pre-malignant colon tumors (e.g. large nonneoplastic polyps or adenomas) * Open, laparoscopic, or robotic resections * ≥18 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Extrahepatic CRC metastasis * No preoperative portal venous phase CT scan performed up to two months prior to day of surgery Pathology demonstrating a malignant tumor other than colorectal adenocarcinoma. * Stage IV colon cancer with resectable hepatic disease undergoing hepatectomy with active primary colon tumor still in place (despite chemo-radiation therapy) and no plans for colectomy. * Receipt of experimental therapies for colon cancer (e.g. checkpoint inhibitors or novel targeted agents). Of note, approved targeted agents (such as anti-angiogenic agents, EGFR inhibitors etc) are not an exclusion criterion. * History of non-colonic malignancy w/in 5 years (except non-melanomatous skin cancer) * Colon cancer with microsatellite instability (MSI-high) if known preoperatively * Known hereditary colon cancer syndrome such as familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) or hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) * Known liver disease (e.g. non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, cirrhosis, viral or other form of hepatitis, etc) * INR \>2 or known clotting factor deficiency * Anticipated need for full anticoagulation during hospitalization * Receipt of medications that increase significantly the risk of bleeding after liver biopsy (at the surgeon"s discretion) * Intraoperative discovery of pathology that precludes the planned surgical resection or liver biopsy, or makes resection futile (such as peritoneal carcinomatosis or other extrahepatic metastatic disease) * Operating surgeon deems research interventions to be more than a minimal risk for the patient