Colorectal carcinoma

Colorectal carcinoma(KR-CA) is a malignant cancer that ranks third among the world's most common malignancies. In 2012, almost 1.4 million new cases were diagnosed worldwide. In the Czech Republic, the incidence of KR-CA is rising from year to year. In addition to a high and constantly increasing incidence, the disease also has a high mortality rate, mainly due to the predominant diagnosis of the disease in advanced stages, when treatment procedures are limited. Therefore, today there is an effort for effective screening for people over 50 years of age. In terms of prognosis and treatment, it is appropriate to distinguish between colon carcinoma and recto sigma carcinoma and rectal carcinoma.

Epidemiologie
KR-CA is a disease that occurs mainly in developed countries. The highest incidence in terms of continents is in Europe and Oceania, while the lowest is in Africa and Asia. The four countries with the highest worldwide incidence of KR-CA of both sexes in 2012 were South Korea, Slovakia, Hungary and the Netherlands.

The Czech Republic is at the forefront of the global incidence, whether male (4th place in 2012)  or female (16th place in 2012)  . In terms of long-term development in the Czech Republic, the incidence of colorectal cancer has been growing in the last 30 years, and mortality has increased during the same period. In 2013, the incidence of colorectal cancer in the Czech Republic (diagnosis C18 – C21) was 76.74 / 100,000 inhabitants  and the mortality rate was 35.35 / 100,000 inhabitants. Current information on the incidence and mortality of KR-CA in the Czech Republic can be found on the website of the Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses of Masaryk University.

Související články

 * Léčba jaterních metastáz u kolorektálního karcinomu
 * Vídeňská klasifikace gastrointestinálních neoplazií (2002)

Externí odkazy

 * Kolorektální karcinom - článek v časopisu Onkologická péče
 * Zdravi.e15 - Terapie kolorektálního karcinomu (4/2012)
 * Atlas patologie pro studenty medicíny – tlusté střevo
 * Cancer research UK - Duke`s stages of bowel cancer
 * Česká společnost HPB chirurgie: Návrh standardu chirurgické léčby kolorektálního karcinomu