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A 58 year old patient presents with altered bowel habits and bleeding per rectum. Examination and sigmoidoscopy showed an ulcer. What is the single most likely diagnosis?

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A 58 year old patient presents with altered bowel habits and bleeding per rectum. Examination and sigmoidoscopy showed an ulcer. What is the single most likely diagnosis?


  1. Colorectal carcinoma
  2. Celiac disease
  3. Crohns disease
  4. UC
  5. IBS

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The key is A. Colorectal carcinoma. [Age, altered bowel habits, bleeding per rectum and isolated ulcer on sigmoidoscopy suggest colorectal cancer].

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