Tratamento cirúrgico do cancer colorretal: série histórica de três anos de um servi？o em Salvador, Bahia

the low number of registration of colorectal cancer cases in brazil has shown the difficulty in understanding the epidemiology of this disease, thus leading to a poor government planning for early diagnosis. the aim of this study was to report the cases of a service in salvador during three years and compare it with the national literature data. the data were analyzed, and we found similarity to the brazilian literature: higher incidence among females (53.7%), mean age of 57 years at diagnosis. stage iii was observed in 40.4% of patients, and retossigmoidectomy surgery was most often performed (54%). this study showed epidemiological characteristics of the population of bahia, being observed late diagnosis of the disease and the need for investment in early detection.