CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF GASTOINTESTINAL MALIGNANCIES-A 5 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE,TAMILNADU

DR.AMARAPATHY SIVASANKAR; DR.VAJRAVELU JAYANTHI

Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2019

CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF GASTOINTESTINAL MALIGNANCIES-A 5 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE,TAMILNADU

Dr. Amarapathy Sivasankar, Dr. Vajravelu Jayanthi

Abstract :

Background:Gastrointestinal malignancies(GI) have become a major health burden throughout the world particularly in the developing countries with varied epidemiology from place to place. Aim:to analyse age,sex,site of involvement and histopathological diagnosis of gastrointestinal malignancies in a tertiary care centre ,Tamilnadu. Materials and methods:patients who were histopathologically diagnosed to have GI malignancies during a period of 5 years from January 2014 to December 2018 were included in our study. Results:out of 603 patients,364 were male and 239 were females with male:female ratio of 1.5:1.most affected age group was between 61–70 years.colorectum was the commonest site of involvement by malignancy.adenocarcinoma was the most commomnly diagnosed type of GI cancer. Conclusion:early diagnosis by endoscopy and colonoscopy followed by histopathological confirmation play a crucial role not only in starting effective treatment of patients suffering from GI malignancies but also in their prognosis.