Acute PresentatiOn of CoLorectaL Cancer: an internatiOnal Snapshot

APOLLO (Acute PresentatiOn of CoLorectaL Cancer: an internatiOnal snapshot) is an international, multi-centre, prospective observational study which will address this need and aims to describe the operative and non-operative management of emergency presentations of colon and rectal cancer in an international cohort.

Inclusion Criteria:Patient pathology: Patients admitted to the hospital acutely with primary colon AND/OR rectal adenocarcinoma and referred to general/colorectal surgical departments:Patients who are operated on for curative/palliative treatment of colorectal cancerPatients who are referred to general surgery for assessment (irrespective of if they proceed to surgery)New diagnoses of colorectal cancerExtent of cancer: All patients including extra-abdominal metastatic, intra-abdominal metastatic and non-metastatic diseaseKnown cancer: Patients presenting for the first time with colorectal cancer AND/OR known colorectal cancer diagnosis with progression of disease. i.e. obstruction of known colorectal cancerPatient presentation: Symptomatic presentation of colorectal cancer i.e. large bowel obstruction, haemorrhage, perforationExclusion Criteria:Presenting for side effects of cancer treatmentPatients with secondary cancersPreviously included in the study