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Revision as of 20:52, 11 September 2012
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Editor(s)-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S.,M.D. [1] Phone:617-632-7753; Elliot B. Tapper, M.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Any sort of suspicion of colorectal cancer requires regular follow-up appointments.
Physical Examination
Appearance
- The patient may appear pale (because of anemia) and emaciated (because of weight loss).
Skin
Head
Abdomen
- Discomfort on palpation
- Hepatomegaly
- Absent bowel sounds indicate intestinal obstruction
- Per-rectal exam may reveal bleeding and mass per rectum