XXXX : presentation and outcome in British South Asians.

@entity1 @entity1442 @entity5 @entity14
AIM: @entity14 ( @entity14 ) has a lower incidence in @entity1 of South Asian origin compared with British Caucasians. There are however little data available regarding the demographics of these @entity1 , their presentation and outcome. Leicester has a high South Asian immigrant population, and we aim to define any potential differences in presentation, pathogenesis and outcome between our Caucasian and South Asian ethnic groups. METHOD: All @entity1 of South Asian origin were identified from the @entity14 database between June 1998 and April 2007. Data were analysed regarding the @entity1 ' demographics, the presentation and treatment details, @entity5 characteristics and clinical outcome. Data were compared with Caucasian @entity1 from the same database. @entity1 from an ethnic background other than South Asia or Caucasians were excluded from analysis. RESULTS: 3435 @entity1 were included in the analysis, of which 134 (3.9%) were of South Asian ethnicity. 61.9% of South Asian @entity1 were male compared with 56% of Caucasians. South Asians were significantly younger at presentation (61.4 vs 70.6 years, P < 0.001). South Asian @entity1 had significantly more @entity5 than their Caucasian counterparts (P = 0.002). South Asian @entity1 were more likely to require initial oncological therapy, and were less likely to have resectional surgery than Caucasians (P = 0.006). Of the @entity1 undergoing resectional surgery, the ASA grade, mode of surgery, @entity5 characteristics and Dukes' stage were similar. There was no difference in 5-year survival between the South Asian and Caucasian @entity1 . CONCLUSION: @entity1 of South Asian ethnicity are younger at their age of presentation and have a higher proportion of @entity5 compared with British Caucasian @entity1 . They are more likely to require initial oncological treatment and are less likely to undergo resectional surgery, therefore suggesting more @entity1442 at presentation. Overall 5-year survival is the similar.
