Saudi Journal of Pathology and Microbiology (SJPM)
Volume-3 | Issue-11 | 471-477
Original Research Article
Histopathological Study of Neoplastic Lesions in Large Intestine
Dr. Prakash Roplekar, Dr. Akanksha Pandey, Dr. Prasmit Shah
Published : Nov. 30, 2018
Abstract
The Large Intestine neoplasms are one of the most common neoplasms
encountered now a days. It consists of both colon and rectum malignancies. At present
it ranks second to bronchogenic carcinoma in most prevalent cancers. Globally
8,00,000 Colo-Rectal Cancer cases are believed to occur and mortality of this is
expected to be near 4,50,000. Overall incidence is 10% of all cancers. The present
study was undertaken to study neoplastic lesions in the large intestine for the period of
twenty-two months. The study consisted of total 65 cases out of which, 46 were
surgically resected specimen and 19 were biopsies. Majority of the cases were
Adenocarcinomas (61.5%), followed by Mucinous adenocarcinoma (24.6%). Most
common location of Colo-Rectal Cancer was rectum (47.7%) followed by sigmoid
colon (15.4%). Rare cases like Signet ring cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma,
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor and lymphoma were also found in the study.
Histopathological evaluation is the only confirmatory investigation for diagnosis of
such tumors. Present study emphasizes the need for early histopathological diagnosis
for appropriate treatment.