Abstract
Objective: To assess the different clinical presentations in cases of colorectal cancer. Material and methods: Between April 2021 to October 2021 total 90 diagnosed patients of colorectal cancer confirmed on histopathology, either male or female having age 25-75 years were selected from Department of Surgery, Loralai Medical College Loralai. Different clinical presentations of colorectal cancer were assessed. Results: In present study age range was 25-75 years with mean age 48.58 ± 15.16 years. Grade-I cancer was found in 24 (27%) patients followed by grade-II cancer in 29 (32%) patients and grade-III cancer in 37 (41%) patients. Regarding clinical presentation of patients, bleeding per rectum was found in 73 (81.1%) patients followed by altered bowel habits in 67 (74.4%) patients, anemia in 27 (30%) patients and weight loss was seen in 19 (21.1%) patients. Conclusion: Results of present study showed that most of the patients had grade-III colorectal cancer. Males were prominent as compared to females. Most common presenting symptom was bleeding per rectum. Family history of cancer and obesity have no association with presenting symptoms. Key words: Colorectal cancer, weight loss, anemia, rectum bleeding.
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