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Article
de Anglais
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-124310
RÉSUMÉ
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.
Sujet(s)
Adénocarcinome/épidémiologie , Adénocarcinome mucineux/épidémiologie , Adolescent , Adulte , 38410 , Facteurs âges , Sujet âgé , Tumeurs du côlon/épidémiologie , Tumeurs colorectales/épidémiologie , Femelle , Humains , Mâle , Adulte d'âge moyen , Facteurs sexuels , République d'Afrique du Sud/épidémiologie
2.
Article
de Anglais
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-125246
RÉSUMÉ
A case of gastric mucormycosis proven on culture and histologic examination and successfully treated with resectional surgery and Amphotericin B is described.