Relationship between Age and Site of Colorectal Cancer Based on Colonoscopic Findings / 대한소화기내시경학회지
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
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: 181-184, 2004.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
Colorectal cancer occurs more frequently in old age. Therefore, it is important to understand the clinical characteristics of colon cancer in old age. There have been some reports stating that frequency of right side colon cancer increased with aging. Therefore, we conducted a study about the distribution of colorectal cancer according to difterent age group.METHODS:
We retrospectively reviewed medical records of colorectal cancer patients diagnosed by colonoscopy between January 1999 to September 2003. The location of colorectal cancer was categorized into 2 groups right-sided colon cancer (proximal to and including the splenic flexure), left-sided colon cancer (descending, sigmoid and rectum).RESULTS:
Total 185 colorectal cancer patients were included in this study 103 (55.7%) in men and 82 (44.3%) in women. The median age was 60.7+/-14.0 years. The proportion of patients with right-sided colon cancer increased with aging <60 years, 20.3% (15/74); 60~69 years, 35.9% (23/64); 70~79 years, 43.3% (13/30); 80~89 years, 47.1% (8/17).CONCLUSIONS:
The frequency of right-sided colon cancer increases with age. Therefore, we think that, in screening colorectal cancer, colonoscopy should be preferred to sigmoidoscopy, especially in old age group.
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Asunto principal:
Colon Sigmoide
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Envejecimiento
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Neoplasias Colorrectales
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Tamizaje Masivo
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Registros Médicos
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Estudios Retrospectivos
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Colonoscopía
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Sigmoidoscopía
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Neoplasias del Colon
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Estudio de tamizaje
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Año:
2004
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