Symptom n (%)
Digestive bleeding 47 (20)
Digestive bleeding + change in bowel habit 41 (17.4)
Change in bowel habit 31 (13.2)
Large bowel obstruction 11 (4.7)
Incomplete stool evacuation sensation 11 (4.7)
Tenesmus 10 (4.2)
Tenesmus + Digestive bleeding 10 (4.2)
Digestive bleeding + constitutional symptoms 7 (3.0)
Abdominal pain 7 (3.0)
Constitutional symptoms 6 (2.6)
Abdominal pain + digestive bleeding 5 (2.1)
Tenesmus + changes in bowel habit + Digestive bleeding 5 (2.1)
Study (hepatic metastasis, pelvic mass) 4 (1.7)
Tenesmus + changes in bowel habit 4 (1.7)
Change in bowel habit + constitutional symptoms 3 (1.3)
Large bowel perfuration 2 (0.9)
Urgency 1 (0.4)
Anal pain 1 (0.4)
Table 4: Summary of presentation symptoms and signs of Rectal Cancer Cases.