Pathological Characteristics, Prognostic Determinants and the Outcome of Patients Diagnosed with Colorectal Adenocarcinoma at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali

Table 1

Distribution of age, sex, residence, main symptoms, duration of the symptoms, and biopsy site for the study participants.

Characteristics	n	Percent
Age (n = 101)
<50	42	41.6
51–75	54	53.5
>75	5	5
Sex (n = 101)
Male	48	47.5
Female	53	52.5
Residence (n = 101)
Eastern	17	16.8
Kigali City	33	32.7
Northern	13	12.9
Southern	25	24.8
Western	13	12.9
Main symptom (n = 101)
Abdominal pain	25	24.8
Constipation	1	1
Obstruction	19	18.8
Perforation	9	8.9
Rectal bleeding	47	46.5
Duration of the symptoms (n = 101)
< 6.months	52	51.5
> 24.months	4	4
13-24 months	7	6.9
7-12 months	38	37.6
Anatomic site (n = 101)
Ascending colon	28	27.7
Descending colon	27	26.7
Rectum	41	40.6
Transverse colon	5	5

N = number.