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Clinicopathological trends in colorectal carcinoma in a Black South African population

Degiannis, E.; Sliwa, K.; Levy, R.; Hale, M.J.; Saadia, R.

Tropical Gastroenterology Official Journal of the Digestive Diseases Foundation 16(4): 55-61

1995

ISSN/ISBN: 0250-636X
PMID: 8854959
Document Number: 441321
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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