TO STUDY THE RELATIONSHIP OF DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES ON LYMPH NODE YIELD AFTER SURGERY FOR MID–LOW RECTAL CANCER IN A STUDY POPULATION ATTENDING A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN NORTH INDIA

Dr.Akil latief lone; Prof.Fazl Qadir Parray; Prof. Nisar Ahmad Chowdri; Dr. Rauf Ahmad Wani; Dr. Asif Mehraj; Dr. Mudassir Ahmad Khan; Dr. Irfan Farooq

Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2018

TO STUDY THE RELATIONSHIP OF DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES ON LYMPH NODE YIELD AFTER SURGERY FOR MID–LOW RECTAL CANCER IN A STUDY POPULATION ATTENDING A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN NORTH INDIA

Dr. Akil Latief Lone, Prof. Fazl Qadir Parray, Prof. Nisar Ahmad Chowdri, Dr. Rauf Ahmad Wani, Dr. Asif Mehraj, Dr. Mudassir Ahmad Khan, Dr. Irfan Farooq

Abstract :

BACKGROUND:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one kind of malignant tumour of the digestive tract which has high morbidity and mortality all over the world. Kashmir has been reported to have high incidence of gastrointestinal cancers. In Kashmir, CRC represents third most common GIT cancer after esophageal and gastric cancer AIMS: This prospective study was conducted at Sher–i–Kahmir Institute of Medical Sciences in the colorectal division of General and Minimal Invasive Surgery department METHODOLOGY:The Study is Prospective one.The Inclusion Criteria include, Growth about 4–10 cm from anal verge with HPE documented adenocarcinoma and the Exclusion Criteria include a)Growth beyond 10cms of anal verge.b)Patients subjected to Abdomino–perineal resection & c) Patients with histopathology other than Adenocarcinoma. The detailed history viz–a–viz demography of the patient was taken like Age , gender and BMI .The clinical examination and baseline investigations were done including Specific investigations like –CEA levels, CECT, MRl and Colonoscopy with biopsy of the lesion.The recorded data was compiled and entered in a spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel) and then exported to data editor of SPSS Version 20.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA). CONCLUSION: Age, gender, BMI of patient has no association with lymph node retrieval.