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Pattern of colorectal cancer at two hospitals in the western region of Saudi Arabia Pattern of colorectal cancer at two hospitals in the western region of Saudi Arabia |
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English |
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Patients and Methods: Data of all patients with CRC treated at two hospitals in the Western region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), between 1993 and 2002, were collected and analyzed. Results: Out of the 121 patients evaluated, ten were excluded because of incomplete data. Out of 111 patients, 59 (53.2%) were males, with a male to female ratio of 1.13: 1 and 49 (44.1 %) were Saudis. Thirty-three patients (29.7%) were 40 years or less and 78 (70.3%) were more than 40 years. Colon cancer was found in 69 patients (62.2%) and rectal cancer in 42 (37.8%). Stages at presentation were; stage 0 (2.7%), stage I (11.7%), stage 11 (23.4%), stage III (20.7%), stage IV (22.5%) and the staging was unknown in 18.9% of the patients. The most common tumor grade was moderately differentiated (38.7%), followed by poorly differentiated (20.7%) and well differentiated 19.8% of the patients. Forty-four patients (39.6%) were alive at the time of data collection, 43 (38.7%) expired and 24 (21.6%) were lost to follow up. Correlation between age groups revealed that young patients had more advanced stage and poorly differentiated tumors than> 40 years old (p= 0.005 and 0.024 respectively). Conclusion: Compared to data from Western countries, colorectal cancer in this population is more common in younger patients. It presents more commonly in a more advanced stage and poorly differentiated type than in older patients
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AI-Ahwal MS, AI-Ghamdi AA. Pattern of colorectal cancer at two hospitals in the western region of Saudi Arabia.Saudi J Gastroenterol 2005;11:164-169 |
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1110-5607 |
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Journal Of Gastroenterology |
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1 |
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11 |
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1426 AH
2005 AD |
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Saturday, January 15, 2011 |
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Researchers
| محمود الاحول | AI-Ahwal, Mahmoud | Researcher | Doctorate | |
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