Reasons why rectal cancer is easily misdiagnosed

Rectal cancer is a common malignant tumor in the gastrointestinal tract. Rectal cancer is a lifestyle disease. Due to the similarities in causes and symptoms, rectal cancer is often mentioned together with colon cancer. Many patients are misdiagnosed. What are the reasons? Let our experts analyze it in detail for you.

Rectal cancer is easily misdiagnosed, which is basically due to the following reasons:

First, the patients themselves do not pay attention to the symptoms, thinking that changes in the frequency and shape of bowel movements are normal, and do not take it seriously and go to the hospital for treatment;

Secondly, doctors do not have enough knowledge about rectal cancer patients and are not very vigilant. They only look at some of the test results, or if they find "hemorrhoids", they think it is "hemorrhoids" and do not conduct further tests. Especially when young people come to see a doctor, they think cancer is a patent of the elderly and they will not get cancer at a young age.

Secondly, precancerous lesions in the rectum, such as polyps and ulcers, are not treated promptly and effectively, and eventually develop into cancer; finally, in the diagnosis of rectal cancer, rectal digital examination is not performed in time, resulting in misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis. It should be noted that in more than 80% of rectal cancers, cancerous masses can be felt during rectal digital examination.

The above is the reason why rectal cancer is easily misdiagnosed. It can be seen that when encountering cases of blood in the stool and changes in bowel habits in clinical practice, you must think more, inquire about the medical history in detail, and conduct careful examinations, especially rectal digital examinations and colonoscopy examinations. Do not make a diagnosis easily to avoid missing the condition and delaying treatment. If you have other questions, please consult our online experts, who will answer you in detail. Feihua Health Network wishes you a speedy recovery!

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