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We report a clinic-endoscopical study about 365 patients, both of sex, between 26-95 years old, with colonoscopic diagnosis of colorectal cancer. Results showed that 61,92% were men and 38,08% women; in 92,60% the disease ocurred over 40 years old. 13,42% had malignant personal history -colorectal cancer, uterus and breast cancer, and others-; 13,97% had bening personal history-colorectal adenoma, cholecystectomy, and others-; Abdomina pain, change in intestinal habits, and bleeding were the moist frequent symptoms, with differences depending of the tumors localization in the colon or rectum. 62,57% of patients had anemia under 10g% of hernoglobin; in 85,23% the fecal occult blood test was positive. On 199 patients, the simple barium enema diagnosed the tumor in 66,33% only; but in the same group, colonoscopy diagnosed the cancer in 96,49% at first examination. In all patients, colonoscopywas excellent for diagnosis of the principal lesion, and for the identification of synchronous neoplasia. On 365 patients, colonoscopy diagnosed the cancer in 98,08% at first examination. The localization of tumors was: 57,63% in left colon (49,47% in rectum and sigmoid colon); 34,21% in the right colon; and 8,16% in transverse. Pathology showed that adenocarcinoma was the most frequent tumor 95,23%; 1,06% mucoid carcinoma; 1,06% epidermoid carcinoma; and 2,65% lymphorna. In 32,05% of cases there were synchronous lesions; 3,01% had other cancer, and 54 patients had 112 polyps (62,50% adenomatous polyp, 6,25% adenoma with non invasive or invasive adenocarcinoma, and 31,25% hiperplastic polyp. Authors emphasize the value of the detection and early diagnosis to decrese the colorectal cancer mortality.

Much has been written about gastric mucosae behavior and the occurrence of intestinal metaplasia. The aim of this paper is to learn something more about these matters in peruvian population. We selected 100 patients with endoscopically no localized lesions between 30 to 70 years of age. We took 8 samples of gastric mucosae in each patient which were carefully examined for the presence of inflammatory changes, settle the line type between antral and fundic mucosae and the frequency of intestinal metaplasia finding. The results showed disagreement between endoscopic and histological findings, so we conclude it is better to diagnose chronic gastritis on the basis of histological parameters. The line between antral and fundic mucosae was of the close type one found in 87% of all cases and it advanced proximally with increasing age. Intestinal metaplasia was present in 46% of the whole number of patients and the rate of occurrence increased in 50% over 50 years age. These findings will let us compare future investigations of gastric mucosae behavior with localized benign or malign lesions.