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World J Clin Oncol. Sep 24, 2026; 17(9): 125491
Published online Sep 24, 2026. doi: 10.5306/wjco.125491
Published online Sep 24, 2026. doi: 10.5306/wjco.125491
Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the included patients
| Patient | Tumor location | Age (years) | Sex | Medical history | Known lynch | Symptoms |
| P1 | Small bowel | 85 | Male | Colon cancer (surgery 1990/2015), prostate cancer (2015) | Yex (MSH2) | Asymptomatic |
| P2 | Colon | 78 | Male | COPD, OSA, moderate pulmonary hypertension, atrial fibrillation, IC-FEr (FE 35%), Moderate exertional dyspnea | No | Asymptomatic |
| P3 | Colon | 71 | Female | No | No | Constitutional symptoms, malnutrition, and abdominal mass |
| P4 | Colon | 77 | Female | No | No | Constitutional symptoms, anemia, malnutrition, and abdominal mass |
| P5 | Colon | 33 | Male | No | No | Anemia |
| P6 | Rectum | 36 | Female | First-degree lynch syndrome (MSH6) | Yes (MSH6) | Progressive weight loss and a change in bowel habits |
| P7 | Rectum | 37 | Male | Grade III astrocytoma (surgery 2008/2010) | No | Rectal bleeding and a change in bowel habits |
| P8 | Rectum | 48 | Female | No | No | Rectal bleeding and a change in bowel habits |
- Citation: Manuel-Vazquez A, Soria Tristán M, Luján DR, Gortázar de las Casas S, Valle Rubio A, Ramos Rodríguez JL, García-Septiem J. Rethinking treatment for non-metastatic deficient mismatch repair colorectal and small bowel cancers. World J Clin Oncol 2026; 17(9): 125491
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-4333/full/v17/i9/125491.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5306/wjco.125491