Role of sex on psychological distress, quality of life, and coping of patients with advanced colorectal and non-colorectal cancer.

Background: Patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer must cope with the negative effects of cancer and complications.

Aim: To evaluate psychological distress, quality of life, and coping strategies in patients with advanced colorectal cancer compared to non-colorectal cancer based on sex.

Methods: A prospective, transversal, multicenter study was conducted in 203 patients; 101 (50%) had a colorectal and 102 (50%) had digestive, non-colorectal advanced cancer.

[Intestinal hemangiopericytoma].

A case of intestinal hemangiopericytoma is described. This localization is extremely rare. Clinical presentation consisted of upper digestive hemorrhage and abdominal mass; 9 months after surgical removal, the patient presented a single liver metastasis located in the left lobe, which was resected.