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Revista Colombiana de Cirugía

Print version ISSN 2011-7582On-line version ISSN 2619-6107

Abstract

HOYOS-VALDELAMAR, Juan Carlos et al. Characterization of colorectal cancer in patients treated in a medical center of the Colombian Caribbean. rev. colomb. cir. [online]. 2022, vol.37, n.3, pp.408-416.  Epub Aug 04, 2022. ISSN 2011-7582.  https://doi.org/10.30944/20117582.2124.

Introduction.

Worldwide, colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer mortality. In Colombia, it has a prevalence of 8.3% within neoplastic pathologies, placing it in third place, after prostate and breast cancer, which classifies it as a public health problem, making it of great importance to maintain up-to-date data on its epidemiological profile.

Methods.

A cross-sectional study was carried out in patients with colorectal cancer treated at the Hospital Universitario del Caribe, Cartagena, Colombia, during the period 2015-2019. Sociodemographic, clinical, pathological and histological variables were analyzed.

Results.

A total of 268 patients treated for colorectal cancer were found, with a female predominance of 54.5% and an average age of 62 years; comorbidities in 48.8%, and symptoms of abdominal pain in 56.7%. Adenocarcinoma was found in 82.1% of cases and the most performed intervention was right hemicolectomy.

Conclusion.

The epidemiological profile of colorectal cancer found in this study is consistent with the findings of the world medical literature, especially involving women in our institution.

Keywords : epidemiology; neoplasms; colon; rectum; adenocarcinoma.

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