Clinicopathological trends in colorectal carcinoma in a Black South African population.
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| 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.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
South Africa
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Colorectal Neoplasms
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Adenocarcinoma
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Sex Factors
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Adolescent
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Age Factors
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Year:
1995
Type:
Article
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