A Prospective Study on the Incidence of Colorectal Malignancy in <36 Years of Patients Attending the Surgery Department in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction: Colorectal cancers are one of the leading causes of cancer related deaths worldwide. Its a common knowledge that the colorectal cancers usually occur in older age groups. Methods: 21 cases of colorectal malignancy each of age 40 years and below conducted in patients admitted in department of surgery were included. This study was conducted in Department of General Surgery, Muzaffarnagar Medical College, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. Results: The analysis of this study of management suggestive that out of 21 patients,15 patient were still receiving treatment and 2 patients presented in emergency with features of intestinal obstruction and underwent urgent exploratory laparotomy and were treated accordingly. 4 patients declined further adjuvant therapy after surgery. Conclusion: This study suggests that the surgeons and primary care physicians should keep this high index of suspicion in their mind while treating the young patients.
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Dr. Anurag Chittora
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- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.4.064
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