1. Colon cancer: how can we diagnose it? A prospective study
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Eleodoro Almeida, Yeda de Souza, Daniel Freire, and Edson Jurado da Silva
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Câncer colorretal ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Colon ,Colorectal cancer ,Anemia ,Colonoscopy ,Gastroenterology ,Asymptomatic ,fatores de risco ,Group B ,colonoscopia ,colonoscopy ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,cancer ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Cancer ,medicine.disease ,diagnóstico ,Surgery ,Adenocarcinoma ,Histopathology ,medicine.symptom ,business ,diagnose - Abstract
OBJETIVO: Analisar o perfil clínico de portadores de câncer colorretal (CCR). MÉTODOS: Estudo prospectivo com 390 pacientes submetidos a colonoscopia. 152 assintomáticos Grupo A (G-A) e 238 sintomáticos com CCR Grupo B (G-B). Analisamos história familiar (HF), sintomas, Índice de massa Corpórea (IMC), localização do tumor e histopatologia. P0,05. HF positiva em 79 (31%) com CCR, contra 34 (32%) sem câncer, P>0,05. IMC no G-A foi 25+/-4 contra 27+/-4 no G-B P>0,05. No G-A 9 (5,9%) tiveram CCR. Câncer superficial em 1 (11%) no G-A contra 21 (8,8%) no G-B, P>0,05. Câncer em cólon esquerdo em 6 (66%) no G-A contra 168 (69%) no G-B, P>0,05. Alteração do hábito intestinal com sangue, cólon esquerdo 56 (60%) contra 13 (31%) no direito P0,95. 79 patients (31%) of cancer had positive FH and positive FH was present in 34 patients without cancer (23%) P>0,05.BMI was 26+/-4 Group A and 27+/- for B P>0,05 9 patients (5,9%) from Group A was found to have cancer. Superficial in 1 (11%) Group A against 21 (8,8%) for Group B P>0,05. Change of bowel habits with bleeding was 56 (60%) on the left colon cancer against 13 (31%) on the right P
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- 2007
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