title: [Colonic tumors: experience at a clinical center in Caracas].
abstract: During a period of six years, 33.452 histopathological studies were reviewed among which were found 285 cases with malignant neoplasm of the colon. 69% of the patients were between fifty and sixty years of age. The diagnosis of colonic adenocarcinoma was positive in 90.17% of the cases. 58.9% of the tumors were localized in the rectum and sigmoid. The remaining 41.06% of the tumors were not subject to rectosigmoidoscopy. The epidemiological analysis was made. Most of the patients were found with locally advanced cancer with a predominance of poor differentiated tumours, which represents a complex challenge to the surgeon.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Privado, Centro Médico de Caracas.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pozo Parilli
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Méndez Castro
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Pinto Plata
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Ott Itriago
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014687:Venezuela / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Tumores de colon: experiencia en un centro clínico de Caracas.