Does month of birth influence colorectal cancer prognosis?

Purpose: The main aim of this study was to identify a possible association between month of birth of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients and overall survival (OS) or disease-free survival (DFS).

Methods: This observational study included all consecutive adult patients diagnosed with CRC undergoing oncological surgery from January 2005 to December 2019 with a minimum follow-up of 10 years. The outcome variables were locoregional recurrence, death due to cancer progression, OS and DFS.

A diagnostic challenge: chronic cutaneous ulcers as an isolated clinical finding in metastatic Crohn's disease.

Metastasic Crohn disease (MCD) is the most uncommon cutaneous manifestation of Crohn disease. The actual incidence is not clear. There are fewer than 200 cases described in the literature.