| Summary: | Colorectal cancers are a global public health problem and represent the 6th cause of
death. Westernization of lifestyle with a diet of animal origin, alcohol consumption,
smoking, a sedentary lifestyle leading to overweight and obesity are reported risk
factors which can be avoided. The authors report a retrospective, descriptive study
over 11 years, in the medical oncology and clinical hematology department of Hopital
Principal de Dakar. 122 patients included have colorectal cancer whose diagnosis was
histological. The mean age was 52 years old. Sex ratio was 1.4. Clinically, pain was
noted in 44 cases. The patients had a preserved general condition classified in 89
cases. Lieberkuhnien adenocarcinoma was found on pathological examination in all
patients. According to the TNM classification, the tumor was classified as stage 4 in
55 cases, stage 3 in 44 cases, stage 2 in 17 cases and stage 1 in 9 cases. 83 patients
have surgical resection. Surgery was curative in 76 cases and palliative in 7 cases.
Adjuvant chemotherapy was performed in 41 cases, and palliative chemotherapy in 73
cases. Evolution was marked by progression in 38 cases, a partial response in 23
cases and stability of the lesions in 10 cases. There were 44 deaths, 26 patients lost
to follow-up and 52 patients were alive
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