Patients with two digestive cancers at the same time

Viet Duc Friendship Hospital has just admitted a patient with two malignant diseases at the same time, colon cancer and rectal cancer - a rare and complicated case in the field of gastroenterology.

Doctors perform surgery on patients.

A 66-year-old male patient from Ninh Binh was admitted to the hospital with symptoms including bowel disorders, constant urge to defecate, bloody stools, mucus in stools, and rapid weight loss within the past 3 months.

Immediately, with typical symptoms of digestive diseases, the patient is examined in depth through a modern diagnostic system to assess the overall condition to help determine the stage of the disease and indicate appropriate surgery.

According to the colonoscopy results, a large tumor was found in the rectum, about 10cm from the anus, and a second tumor in the right colon, about 2cm smaller.

According to Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Hoang Ha - Head of the Department of Digestive Surgery, Viet Duc Friendship Hospital, the patient is a special case diagnosed with both rectal and colon cancer - a rare situation with a rate of only about 2-5% in colorectal cancer.

After specialist consultation, the patient was indicated for laparoscopic surgery to resect the colon and rectum containing the tumor and remove all metastatic lymph nodes in the abdomen.

The surgical team was directly led by Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Hoang Ha. With modern endoscopic techniques and specialized skills, the surgery went smoothly, removing the tumor, preserving function and helping the patient recover quickly.

From the rare cases of colon and rectal cancer, Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Hoang Ha warned that people need to see a doctor early when there is a change in bowel habits, bloody stools, mucus in stools, unexplained weight loss, or risk factors such as colon polyps, ulcerative colitis, family history of colorectal cancer in particular and gastrointestinal cancer in general.

Regular screening with colonoscopy every year is an effective measure to detect and completely treat colorectal cancer early.

MANH TRAN

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