title: Colon and rectal carcinoma: clinical experience.
abstract: A 10 year clinical review of 220 patients treated for colorectal carcinoma is reported. Weight loss, abdominal pain and rectal bleeding were the leading signs and symptoms, occurring in 48.6%, 45.5%, and 42.7%, respectively. Patients treated in this series had more advanced disease, with a resectability for cure of only 37.7%. However, the overall five-year survival of 29.3% compared favorably with several other institutional reports. Earlier diagnosis and prompt treatment remain the major factors influencing ultimate survival.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009515:New Jersey; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies