Colorectal carcinoma detected by barium enema in Priest Hospital.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the radiographic findings detected by barium enema in the priests of colorectal carcinoma


METHODS
A retrospective review of all priest that had a barium enema performed for colorectal carcinoma between January 2002 to June 2007.


RESULTS
Thirty-two priest with colorectal CA were reviewed. No asymptomatic priests found. Nineteen priests (59.38%) had annular lesion, eleven (34.37%) had intraluminal mass, and two (6.25%) had other lesions. Nineteen priests (59.38%) had lesion in the sigmoid colon or below and thirteen patients (40.62%) had lesion more proximally in the colon. Two priests (6.25%) had Duke's stage A lesions, eight (25%) had stage B lesions, seven (21.87%) had stage C lesions, and fifteen (46.88%) had stage D lesions.


CONCLUSIONS
Almost sixty percents of all priests with colorectal CA had annular lesion (59.38%) at a late stage.
Chitranonth
Chompoonut
C
Department of Radiology, Priest Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002016:Buddhism; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D004733:Enema; D016519:Hospitals, Religious; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology