1Associate Professor, Pathology Department, S.S Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, NH4 bypass, Davangere, Karnataka
2Professor and Head, Department of Pathology, S.S Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, NH4 bypass, Davangere, Karnataka
3Professor, Department of Pathology, S.S Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, NH4 bypass, Davangere, Karnataka
Online published on 9 May, 2014.
Colon including rectum is one of the most common hosts of primary neoplasms in the body. Overall colorectal cancers rank second only to bronchogenic carcinoma in male and breast cancer in female.
In India, due to changing life styles and dietary habits, colorectal cancer incidence is increasing. In men, rectal cancer ranks 7th in Bhopal and Bangalore cancer registry. In women, rectal cancer ranks 8th in Bombay and Madras while colon cancer ranks 8th in Bangalore and Bhopal.
To know the prevalence of tumours of large intestine and to know the age, sex, presenting features and other demographic features.
A study of malignancies of large intestine was undertaken for a period of two years. Material consisted of details of patients with suspected malignancies of the large intestine whose resected and biopsied specimen were received for histopathology from various hospitals in and around Davangere. Relevant clinical data regarding age, sex, presenting complaints, were collected from the patients records and operated specimen were examined for gross and microscopic features.
A total of 45 tumors of the large intestine were included for the study. Age of the patients ranged from 14 to 85 years with 31 patients (68.89%) above 40 years of age. Total number of females with colonic cancer were more than males. The F: M being 1.38:1. The commonest presenting complaint was bleeding per rectum (40%). Rectum was also found to be the commonest site of malignancy accounting for 57.78% of colorectal tumours.
Large intestinal malignancies are becoming more frequent and so careful evaluation of the patient presenting with clinical features like bleeding per rectum or mass abdomen must be carried out for early detection and prevention of malignancies.
Bleeding per rectum is considered frequently as piles by common man and hence an awareness has to be created among general public about bleeding per rectum which is the commonest symptom of cancer rectum, and people should be discouraged from going to quacks for therapy of the same which endangers life.
Colorectal Cancers, Large Intestine Tumors, Large Intestine Malignancy
