A Retrospective Descriptive Study of Pattern and Presentation of Colorectal Cancers in Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore

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.