Colorectal Cancer and Polyps in Diverticulosis Patients: A 10-Year Retrospective Study in 13680 Patients

Table 4

Diverticulosis and colorectal cancer location in both groups.

Location		Diverticulosis group		Matched group
		CRC	Diverticulosis
Distal colon	Rectum	0%	20%	23.90%
	Rectosigmoid	2.6%	7.60%	14%
	Sigmoid	84.1%	16.70%	17.30%
	Descending colon	23%	11%	14%
Proximal colon	Transverse colon	2.6%	4.90%	3.70%
	Ascending colon	5%	27.80%	17.90%
	Cecum	3%	9.80%	7.30%
	Undetermined	0%	2.20%	2%

Sigmoid (alone: 65%, sigmoid+descending: 12.5%, sigmoid+transverse: 2.6%, sigmoid+ ascending/cecum: 4%). Descending colon (alone: 10.5%, sigmoid+descending: 12.5%). Ascending colon (alone: 2%, sigmoid+ascending: 3%). Cecum (alone 1%, sigmoid+cecum: 2%).