Colorectal cancer in patients under 50 years of age: A retrospective analysis of two institutions' experience

Table 1 Comparison of previously published reports of young patients with colorectal cancer

Ref.	Patients with CRC	Interval (yr)	Patient age (yr)	With family history of CRC (%)1
Recalde et al[6]	40	19	< 36	NR
Sanfelippo et al[7]	118	12	< 40	NR
Simstein et al[8]	41	15	< 40	4 (10)
Safford et al[9]	1203	33	< 41	6 (5)
Pitluk et al[10]	31	10	< 40	1 (3)
Behbehani et al[11]	473	11	< 40	NR
Adloff et al[12]	32	7	< 40	NR
Domergue et al[13]	782	18	< 41	NR
Palmer et al[14]	1052	12	< 40	NR
Fante et al[15]	902	9	< 51	18 (20)
Present series	180	16	< 50	20 (12)3

¹Degree of relation not otherwise specified;

²Series includes patients with familial adenomatous polyposis and/or ulcerative colitis;

³Patients with first degree relatives with colorectal cancer. NR: Not reported; CRC: Colorectal cancer.