Clinical case
A 71-year-old female patient was admitted to Surgery department with main complaints on loose stool with blood, general weakness and meteorism. The patient was ill for two months with symptoms getting worse. Patient went to outpatient clinic and after a consultation with internal physician underwent colonoscopy where a mass was found in rectosigmoid part of colon. A biopsy confirmed malignancy (moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma) and the patient was referred to oncology unit for further treatment. Patient’s lab analysis showed anemia which could be explained with bleeding from the tumor site (Figure 1). Other blood analyses results were within normal ranges.