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Rectal cancer, neoplasia of obstructive symptoms

Rectal cancer, neoplasia of obstructive symptoms

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Edited by: TOP DOCTORS® at 16/03/2019

As in any malignancy most important thing is early detection, since the possibility of curing a patient with a superficial and small cancer approaches 100%.

Dr. Heriberto Medina Franco FACS

rectal cancer Rectal cancer is associated with hereditary factors, ie, have a higher risk patients with a family history of this cancer. A small percentage are true cancers are inherited as familial adenomatous polyposis and Lynch syndrome, which is associated with other cancers, as is stomach, and uterus. Hereditary represent less than 5% of cases. Other factors include diet low in fiber, fruits and vegetables and high in saturated fats.

The most common symptom is the change in the manner and frequency of bowel movements and bleeding, which is usually mixed with fresh or evacuations.

Differences between rectal and colon cancer

The straight, being surrounded by other organs in the pelvis and be the narrowest part of the large intestine, it tends to give more obstructive symptoms and after treatment for cancer in this organ, is more frequent local recurrence in colon cancer, seriously affecting the quality of life of patients.

Like all cancers can metastasize to other organs, the main liver and lung.

Available treatments for rectal cancer

The mainstay of treatment is surgery, removing the tumor with all the fat around the rectum in full, as well as tumor-free margins. It is very important that the surgery be performed by experts as the violation of fat around the rectum increases the chance of recurrence, on the other hand must preserve the pelvic nerves for good urinary and sexual function. In order to reduce the likelihood of recurrence, in most patients it is recommended chemotherapy and radiation before surgery, except in cases of very early tumors, which are treated with surgery alone. very superficial tumors may be candidates for resection trans anal respecting the rectum.

potential risks

The main risk of surgery, in addition to common bleeding and inherent in any surgery infection, injury to the pelvic nerves with impaired urinary and sexual function of the patient.

It is important to timely detect

As in any malignancy most important thing is early detection, since the possibility of curing a patient with a superficial and small cancer approaches 100%, while the more advanced you found the tumor more aggressive treatments are required and results less satisfactory.

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