Not only histological grade but endoscopic finding, iron deficiency, weight loss, and change in bowel habits refer to advanced stage of colorectal carcinoma

Introduction: Despite the world-wide tendency, the incidence of colorectal carcinoma (CRC) in Hungary has been increasing continuously without any favourable change in the mortality rate considering an advanced stage of the tumors at the time of the diagnosis. Aims: The aim of our study was to determine whether are there any clinical, laboratory, endoscopic, and histological factors which can predict the Dukes' stages of the CRC, therefore can be prognostic markers of the disease. Patients and methods: Clinical symptoms, laboratory parameters (serum cholesterol, triglicerid, liver function tests, hemoglobin, C r…