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.