Abstract Introduction Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of death in Western countries. In Portugal, in the North, emerges as the second most common cancer. The presence of lymph node metastasis is an important predictor of overall and disease-free survi...
Objectives: The objective of the study was to evaluate the therapeutic itinerary of patients treated in a specialized center, including its trajectory in seeking treatment and their clinical and epidemiological characteristics. Methods: This is a cross-sectional prospective descriptive study; patients w...
Introduction: Several clinical conditions imply the realization of a bowel ostomy, as a treatment option. However, the presence of a stoma is an important limitation in the quality of life of the ostomized patient. Aim: To define the epidemiological profile of patients enrolled in the Ostomy Program fro...
Teniendo en cuenta que el cáncer colorrectal es una enfermedad que ocasiona morbilidad y mortalidad notables y que las tasas de incidencia se han incrementado de forma significativa en la última década, se impone establecer estrategias de prevención, para lo cual se requiere identificar tanto las for...
Introdução: O câncer de localização colorretal é o terceiro tipo de câncer mais comumente diagnosticado no mundo. As taxas de incidências do câncer colorretal não são homogêneas, apresentando diferenças entre os países. Não há estudos brasileiros que investiguem a variação geográfica d...
Background: This study aims to perform a survey on clinical data, sociodemographic and risk factors from patients with sporadic colorectal cancer (SCRC) treated between 2004 and 2008 in the Coloproctology Service of a teaching hospital in the North-western region of São Paulo. Methods: We analyzed 749 m...
BACKGROUND: activation of the Wnt pathway by mutated APC gene is considered the initial event in colorectal carcinogenesis. The identification of these mutations can improve the specific treatment of the adenocarcinoma. OBJECTIVE: detect and evaluate wild-type APC protein in tissue from colorectal adenom...
INTRODUCTION: patients with sporadic colorectal cancer or cases associated with syndromes are at risk of having synchronous or metachronous cancer. Although it is an important subject, Brazilian data on the subject are scarce. OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the incidence and epidemiological features in patients ...
