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AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF CARCINOMA ASCENDING COLON

PADMA K KATHIRVEL

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Abstract Colorectal carcinoma is the most           common malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract. Incidence is similar in both men and women. Usual presentation of           carcinoma ascending colon is asymptomatic. Patient with such condition develop anemia, loss of weight and loss of appetite. Classical symptoms of descending colon growth are altered bowel habits and rectal bleeding .Signs of obstruction include abdominal pain and bloating. Left sided colonic            tumors are more likely to cause obstruction than right sided tumors. Stricture of ascending colon presenting as                 obstruction due to malignancy is hence a rare presentation.


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