1.
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-124310
ABSTRACT
The clinico pathological characteristics of colorectal carcinoma in 127 Black South African patients were studied. The main presenting symptoms were altered bowel habits in 70% of the patients, weight loss in 64.3% and abdominal pain in 47.1%. Anaemia was present in 75.7%. There was a 31% incidence of mucinous carcinoma with a particular predilection for the younger age groups. Mucinous tumors were found more commonly in Duke stage C and D than in earlier stages. Tumors arising from a pre-existing adenoma constituted to 5.5% of the lot of patients with cancer colon.
Subject(s)
Adenocarcinoma/epidemiology , Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/epidemiology , Adolescent , Adult , Black People , Age Factors , Aged , Colonic Neoplasms/epidemiology , Colorectal Neoplasms/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Sex Factors , South Africa/epidemiology
2.
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-125246
ABSTRACT
A case of gastric mucormycosis proven on culture and histologic examination and successfully treated with resectional surgery and Amphotericin B is described.