RT Book, Section
A1 Dooley-Hash, Suzanne
A1 Herrman, Nicholas W.C.
A2 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Stack, Lawrence B.
A2 Storrow, Alan B.
A2 Thurman, R. Jason
SR Print(0)
ID 1181041522
T1 Rectal Cancer
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181041522
RD 2024/04/24
AB Rectal  cancer  is  often  asymptomatic,  especially  in  early  stages.  It  may  also  present  with  rectal  mass,  pain  or  bleeding,  pain  with  passage  of  stool,  anemia,  or  weight  loss.  More  than  90%  of  cases  occur  in  people  over  50  years,  and  risk  increases  with  age.  Males  are  affected  more  commonly  than  females.  Other  risk  factors  include  inflammatory  bowel  disease,  family  history  of  colorectal  cancer  or  polyps,  hereditary  cancers  such  as  familial  adenomatous  polyposis  or  hereditary  nonpolyposis  colorectal  cancer  (Lynch  syndrome),  low-fiber  diet,  and  tobacco  and  alcohol  use.  There  are  multiple  types  of  rectal  cancers,  with  adenocarcinoma  being  the  most  common.