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Colorectal cancer in young people - a retrospective study
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Abstract
Results: In the reviewed material, 13 (2,45%) out of 530 CRC patients were young subjects aged 26-40 years (2.45%). The rate of early postoperative complications was 26,92% with mortality rate of 5.38%. Though no major systemic complication was reported in subjects under 41 years of age, the site complication rate remained unchanged. An almost twice as high rate of advanced malignancy was found in this group (p < 0.005). No statistical significance in overall survival was found between the groups.
Conclusions: Colorectal cancer in young people is often an advanced malignancy (at the time of detection) as well as mucogenic (in type). There are no age-related differences in prognosis in CRC patients.
Abstract
Results: In the reviewed material, 13 (2,45%) out of 530 CRC patients were young subjects aged 26-40 years (2.45%). The rate of early postoperative complications was 26,92% with mortality rate of 5.38%. Though no major systemic complication was reported in subjects under 41 years of age, the site complication rate remained unchanged. An almost twice as high rate of advanced malignancy was found in this group (p < 0.005). No statistical significance in overall survival was found between the groups.
Conclusions: Colorectal cancer in young people is often an advanced malignancy (at the time of detection) as well as mucogenic (in type). There are no age-related differences in prognosis in CRC patients.
Keywords
colorectal cancer; age of patients


Title
Colorectal cancer in young people - a retrospective study
Journal
Chirurgia Polska (Polish Surgery)
Issue
Pages
1-7
Published online
2008-04-15
Bibliographic record
Chirurgia Polska 2008;10(1):1-7.
Keywords
colorectal cancer
age of patients
Authors
Zbigniew Banaszkiewicz
Paweł Jarmocik
Krzysztof Tojek
Maciej Świtoński
Arkadiusz Jawień