Fall of another myth for colon cancer: Duration of symptoms does not differ between right- or left-sided colon cancers

Ozturk, Ersin; KUZU, MEHMET; ÖZTUNA, DERYA; IŞIK, ÖZGEN; CANDA, ARAS; Balik, Emre; Erkasap, Serdar; YOLDAŞ, TAYFUN; Akyol, Cihangir; Demirbas, Sezai; Ozogul, Bunyamin; TOPÇU, ÖMER; GEDİK, ERCAN; Baca, Bilgi; Erguner, Ilknur; Asoglu, Oktar; Erkek, Bulent; Yilmazlar, Tuncay; Reis, Erhan; Gencosmanoglu, Rasim; Aslar, Ahmet; KONAN, ALİ

doi:10.5152/tjg.2019.17770

Fall of another myth for colon cancer: Duration of symptoms does not differ between right- or left-sided colon cancers

Ozturk E., KUZU M. A., ÖZTUNA D., IŞIK Ö., CANDA A. E., Balik E., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.30, no.8, pp.686-694, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 30 Issue: 8
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.5152/tjg.2019.17770
Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.686-694
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/Aims: Patients with colorectal cancer continue to present with relatively advanced tumors that are associated with poor oncological outcomes. The aim of the present study was to assess the association between localization, symptom duration, and tumor stage.