title: [Construction and application of Access database of colorectal carcinoma cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To construct a database using Access software in which clinical information of colorectal cancer cases can be loaded, to facilitate relevant large-sample clinical studies.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study was conducted in 1 374 cases of colorectal carcinoma with surgical treatment between 1975 to 1999 in Nanfang Hospital. According to the National Standards for Pathological Study of Colorectal Carcinoma, an Access2000 database consisting of 1 145 pathologically confirmed colorectal carcinoma cases was established, designated as The Specialized Access Database of Colorectal Carcinoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The database system has been successfully constructed and operates smoothly, which possesses powerful capacity for information processing of colorectal cancer cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China. balbc@fimmu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: San-hua
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Qing
authors.forename: Xiang-cheng
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Hui-yong
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms; D019992:Databases as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies