BACKGROUND: Caecum is the dilated part of the right colon situated in the right iliac fossa, therefore the etiology of this @entity5 is similar to those of the rest of the colon. @entity189 is more common in developed countries but it is not a rare disease in underdeveloped countries. This is more common in high socio-economic @entity1 who use less fibrous and purified diet. With improvement in health education and social status of the @entity1 of Pakistan, there is an emerging trend of Westernization in our society. This may increase the incidence of @entity5 in Pakistan. @entity189 is curable disease is diagnosed early and treated. If we are aware of the pathogenesis, etiology, clinical presentation and management of the disease, we can offer a lot to these @entity1 by diagnosing the @entity189 at an earlier stage, this was the aim of this study. METHODS: 20 cases (15 males and 5 females) of @entity189 were studied from January 1997 to December 1999. Out of these six @entity1 presented in emergency ward, 2 as @entity697 and 4 as @entity1321 . After routine non-specific investigations, our specific investigations included USG abdomen, barium contrast studies and colonoscopy, Barium study and USG remained of primary importance. RESULTS: Most of the @entity1 were between age 45-65 years, oldest @entity1 being 80 years old and the youngest was of only 30 years. Most of the @entity1 presented as mass in the right iliac fossa and only some @entity1 as @entity1321 . Right hemicolectomy with primary ileo-transverse @entity254 was our standard surgical procedure and was done in about 14 cases. But in some cases ileo-transverse by-pass operation was done as the growth was locally advanced. However, only the omental biopsy was taken in the cases where @entity189 was too advanced. CONCLUSIONS: We think that our sociodemographic factors put a hindrance in detection of this @entity189 at early stages and therefore curative procedures are difficult to bear good results.

Delay in the diagnosis and prognosis of XXXX --a study of 20 cases.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'people'] @entity697 :: ('MESH:D000208', 'Disease') :: ['acute appendicitis'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer'] @entity254 :: ('MESH:C563598', 'Disease') :: ['anastomosis'] @entity189 :: ('MESH:D002277', 'Disease') :: ['caecal carcinoma', 'Carcinoma of caecum', 'Caecal carcinoma', 'Carcinoma of Caecum', 'carcinoma'] @entity1321 :: ('MESH:D007415', 'Disease') :: ['intestinal obstruction']
@entity189 :: (MESH:D002277,Disease) :: ['caecal carcinoma']
