Research Article
The Present Status of the Management of Colon and Rectal Cancer in Nigeria
Table 4
Tumor sites in relation to age groups.
| | Age range | Caecum | Ascending colon | Hepatic flexure | Transverse colon | Splenic flexure | Descending colon | Sigmoid | Rectosigmoid | Rectum | Total |
| | 10–20 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 2 | 4 | | 21–30 | 1 | | | | | | | | 13 | 14 | | 31–40 | 2 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 16 | 20 | | 41–50 | 2 | | 1 | 2 | | | | | 10 | 15 | | 51–60 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 34 | | 61–70 | 3 | 1 | | | | | 2 | 1 | 17 | 24 | | 71–80 | 1 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | 4 | 7 | | 81–90 | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| | Total | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 86 | 120 |
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