The Long-Term and Late Effects of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Colorectal Cancer.

Background: Colorectal cancer is the 3rd most common cancer in the UK. Through early detection and improved treatments more people than ever are surviving this disease. Surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy are the cornerstones of management, but these invasive treatments can cause a number of long-term and late effects.

Nicorandil associated pinna ulceration: a new entity for an otolaryngologist.

Nicorandil induced ulceration is a phenomenon that is becoming increasingly recognised in clinical practice. However, most cases of Nicorandil induced ulcers appear at the muco-cutaneous interface zones. We report a case of Pinna ulceration where Nicorandil appeared to be the chief aetiological factor.