What are the clinical symptoms of rectal malignancy?
Zhengzhou Huashan Anal Hospital introduces the clinical characteristics of rectal malignancy:
(I) Changes in bowel habits: diarrhea or constipation, a feeling of incomplete defecation, progressive narrowing of stool, and tenesmus in the late stage.
(II) Hematochezia: one of the common symptoms of rectal malignancy. In the early stage of the disease, 50% of cases have bloody stools. The initial amount of bleeding is small and seen on the surface of the stool, which becomes purulent blood after infection.
(III) Chronic intestinal obstruction: abdominal distension, hyperactive bowel sounds, and paroxysmal colic.
(IV) Systemic cachexia: in the late stage of malignancy, patients experience reduced appetite, weight loss, fatigue, anemia, jaundice, ascites, etc.
(V) Rectal examination can palpate masses, with gloves stained by bloody mucus.
(VI) Abdominal distension: liver enlargement and ascites in the late stage cause patient's abdominal distension.
(VII) Clinical characteristics of rectal malignancy include observation of the shape, color, and location of malignant tumors through sigmoidoscopy and proctoscopy.
At present, rectal malignancy has ranked second in the list of cancers. Therefore, diet and lifestyle are the root causes of cancer. Due to their similar causes and symptoms, rectal malignancy is often mentioned together with colon malignancy. Next, let's introduce some commonly used treatment methods for rectal malignancy?