BACKGROUND:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one kind of malignant tumour of the digestive tract which has high morbidity and mortality all over the world. Kashmir has been reported to have high incidence of gastrointestinal cancers. In Kashmir, CRC represents third most common GIT cancer after esophageal and gastric cancer AIMS: This prospective study was conducted  at  Sher–i–Kahmir Institute of Medical Sciences in the colorectal division of General and Minimal Invasive Surgery department METHODOLOGY:The Study is Prospective one.The Inclusion Criteria include, Growth about 4–10 cm from anal verge with HPE documented adenocarcinoma and the  Exclusion Criteria include a)Growth beyond 10cms of anal verge.b)Patients subjected to Abdomino–perineal resection & c) Patients with histopathology other than Adenocarcinoma. The detailed history viz–a–viz demography of the patient was taken  like Age , gender and  BMI .The clinical examination  and baseline investigations were done including Specific investigations like –CEA levels, CECT, MRl  and Colonoscopy with biopsy of the lesion.The recorded data was compiled and entered in a spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel) and then exported to data editor of SPSS Version 20.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA). CONCLUSION: Age, gender, BMI of patient has no association with lymph node retrieval.