Synchronous Colorectal Neoplasias: a single hospital study

ABSTRACT

Background and the aim of the study The presence of more than one primary tumor in the colon at time of presentation is diagnosed as colorectal synchronous neoplasias [SN] and the largest one is considered the index tumor. The aim of this study is to identify the magnitude of synchronous colorectal neoplasias and its relation to different variables as pattern of presentation, age, gender and histopathology in addition to evaluation of different methods of diagnosis in patients presented to King Abdul Aziz Specialist Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia