Some opinions of treatment of rectal cancer in Viet Duc hospital during 1989-1996
- Author:
Hung Xuan Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
rectal cancer
- MeSH:
Therapeutics;
Rectal Neoplasms
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2002;269(2):25-31
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A study on 206 patients (mal: 48%) with ages of 40-60 has shown that most frequent signs were feces with blood and mucus and dyspepsia. 98% of cancers were adenocarcinoma. 7% of tumors located in the 1/3 above rectum, 34% of tumors located in the 1/3 middle rectum and 59% of tumors located in the 1/3 lower rectum. The treatment involved the temporary operation (21%), partial rectal removal operation (19%) and complete rectal removal operation (48.5%). The postoperative complications included mortality (1.5%), peritoneal fistula or peritonitis (13%), bleeding (0.5%). The survival rate after 5 years (29%) in which Dukes B phase (45%), Dukes C phase (11%). The rectal cancer is common disease, diagnosed and treated lately.
