A Retrospective Descriptive Study of Pattern and Presentation of Colorectal Cancers in Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore
Muhammad Aamir Jameel, Muhammad Imran Anwar, Muhammad Muaaz Akram, Haroon javid Majid, Sameen Tahir
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ABSTRACT
Aim: To determine
the distribution of gender, age and clinical presentations along with
histological type of colorectal cancer in patients presented to Shaikh Zayed
Hospital Lahore.
Study design:
This is
a case series study
Methodology:
This
retrospective study on colorectal cancer was conducted in Shaikh Zayed Hospital
Lahore. Forty-four 44 patients from Jan 2018 to Jan 2021 were included of
colorectal carcinoma. Data were collected and analyzed using SPSS v 23
retrospectively from hospital record.
Results: 15.9% of the patients
were below the age of 30 years, 31.8% were below 40 years. Male were 65.9%. Commonest
presenting symptom was altered bowel habits, rectal bleeding along with weight
loss and the dominating tumor grade was moderately differentiated
adenocarcinoma.
Conclusion:
In this
study colorectal carcinoma among young age groups were more commonly present at
the fourth and sixth decade.
Keywords: Colorectal carcinoma,
Adenocarcinoma, Tertiary care hospital.