An Overview of Colorectal Cancer in Tertiary care Cancer Center of Nepal
| Autor: | Chin Bahadur Pun Magar, Ranjan Raj Bhatta, Greta Pandey, Suraj Uprety, Ishan Dhungana, Nandita Jha |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
| Zdroj: | Nepalese Journal of Cancer. 6:40-45 |
| ISSN: | 2594-3308 2594-3294 |
| DOI: | 10.3126/njc.v6i2.48766 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Colorectal carcinoma is primary epithelial malignancy arising in the colorectum areas. 98% of colonic and rectum cancers are adenocarcinomas. The prevalence of colorectal cancer has been dramatically growing at an alarming rate globally in recent years. Materials and methods: This is retrospective study at Department of Pathology in B P Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital effective from 1st January 2018 to 31st December 2019. All the data were retrieved and analyzed. Results:Total 56 colorectal cancer cases were analyzed, among them 36 cases were males accounting 64 % and 20 cases were females accounting 36 %. Rectum was the commonest site and commonest age group was 61-70 years accounting 55.3%. 44.6% cases were in advanced stage either stage III or IV. Conclusion:Colorectal cancer is more common in males than in females. Most commonly affected age group was 61-70 years. Most common histological type was well differentiated adenocarcinoma. 44.6% cases were diagnosed in advanced stage either stage III or IV. |
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