Introduction: Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide.
Design: In order to review the clinical and pathological features of colorectal cancer in Tunisia, a retrospective study was carried out on 1,443 cancer cases diagnosed in the Pathology Department, Farhet Hached University Hospital of Sousse, for a 15-year period (1993-2007).
Results: The median age was 61 years.