The Authors report their experience with 25 patients operated for colorectal junction neoplasms from January 1998 to December 2002 in the Section of Oncological Surgery, at Perugia University. According to the international literature, the Authors maintain the absolute functional and anatomical individuality of this part of the large bowel, underlining the peculiarity of the sigmoidal junction neoplasms respect all the others colic sites regarding clinical manifestations, symptoms developing and biological behaviour. The characteristics seem also capable of changing the surgical choice as well as the prognosis of the disease.