[Changes in nutritional status and immune function in patients with colorectal cancer after operation]
Tao Ma1, Xue-qing Yao, Feng Lin
1Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University, Shantou 515041, China.
Objective:
To evaluate the changes in the nutritional status and immune function in patients with colorectal cancer after operation.
Methods:
The indexes of the nutritional status and immune function were measured in 40 patients with colorectal cancer before and after operation and compared with the control group.
Results:
The levels of IgM, IgG, prealbumin and transferrin were lowered after operation in these colorectal cancer patients (P<0.05), but no significant difference was noted after operation in the control group.
Conclusion:
The nutritional status and immune function in colorectal cancer patients obviously deteriorate after operation.
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