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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
PATTERN OF COLORECTAL CANCER AT TWO HOSPITAL IN THE WESTERN REGION OF KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
PATTERN OF COLORECTAL CANCER AT TWO HOSPITAL IN THE WESTERN REGION OF KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : Aim of the study: To identify the pattern of clinical presentations of colorectal cancer (Ck.C) patients. Patients and Methods: Data of all patients with CRC treated at two hospitals in the Western region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), between 1993 and 2002, were collected and analyzed. Results: Out of the 121 patients evaluated, ten were excluded because of incomplete data. Out of ] 1 J patients, 59 (53.2%) were males, with a male to female ratio of 1.13: I and 49 (44.1 %) were Saudis. Thirty-three patients (29.7%) were 40 years or less and 78 (70.3%) were more than 40 years. Cajon cancer was found in 69 patients (62.2%) and rectal cancer in 42 (37.8%). Stages at presentation were: stage 0 (2.7 40 years old (p= 0.005 and 0.024 respectively). Conclusion: Colorectal cancer was C01111110n in younger age group in this study population compared to Western countries. They present more with advanced stage and poorly differentiated tumors than older patients (Saudi Journal ofCastroenterologv 2005. II (3).'). Key words: Colon cancer, rectal cancer, Saudi Arabia. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the world. The estimated number of cases diagnosed worldwide in 2000 was 944,717 with 64.6% in more ._-_ ........•..••.••. _-_. From the Department of Medicine. King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr. Mahmoud Shaheen Al-Ahwal, Department of medicine. King Abdulaziz University Hospital, PO Box 80215 . Jeddah 21589. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Received 27.2.1426H (6.4.1005). accepted 2.4.14161'1 (10.5.2005). developed countri es' I ). Between January ] 999 and December 2000 there were 753 cases of eRe accounting for 6.6% of all 11,330 newly diagnosed cases in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) according to the latest cancer incidence report from the national cancer registry". The overall age standardized rate (ASR) was 4.91100,000. The ASR was 5.0/100.000 in males and 4.7/100J)OO in females. 'This cancer ranked fourth in both males and females with a Male: Female ratio of 107: 100. The purpose of this study was to 156 The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol) I, No.3, Rajabl426H; Sept 2005 141002 
ISSN : 16934152 
Journal Name : SAUDI JOURNAL OF GASTROENTROLOGY. 
Volume : 11 
Issue Number : 3 
Publishing Year : 1425 AH
2005 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Tuesday, January 20, 2009 

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Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
عائشة الغامديAlghamdi, Aisha ResearcherDoctorateAalghamdius2009@hotmail.com

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