Research Article
The Present Status of the Management of Colon and Rectal Cancer in Nigeria
Table 1
Approximately 50% (C + D) of resected tumors were advanced.
| | Anatomical site | Duke’s grading | | A | B | C | D |
| | Caecum | — | 5 | 5 | | | Ascending colon | — | 2 | 3 | | | Hepatic flexure | — | | 1 | 1 | | Transverse colon | — | 2 | 1 | | | Splenic flexure | — | 2 | | | | Descending colon | — | 1 | | | | Sigmoid colon | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | | Rectosigmoid junction | — | 2 | 2 | | | Rectum | — | 13 | 12 | 2 |
| | Total (%) | — | 31 (50.8) | 25 (41) | 5 (8.2) |
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