Rectosigmoid findings are not associated with proximal colon cancer: Analysis of 6196 consecutive cases undergoing total colonoscopy

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2005; 11(15): 2249-2254
Published online Apr 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i15.2249

Table 2 Findings in rectosigmoid and proximal colon of all patients (n = 6196).

Findings	Rectosigmoid colon	Proximal colon
Findings	Number of patients (%)	Number of patients (%)
No neoplasm	4245 (68.5)	3991 (64.4)
Histology of most advanced lesion
Diminutive adenoma¹	598 (9.7)	968 (15.6)
Small adenoma²	500 (8.2)	561 (9.1)
Advanced adenoma³	673 (10.9)	519 (8.3)
Cancer	180 (2.9)	157 (2.5)
No. of lesions
One	1329 (21.4)	1173 (18.9)
Two or more	622 (10.0)	1032 (16.7)

¹Tubular adenoma (5 mm or less in diameter)

²Tubular adenoma (6-9 mm in diameter)

³Tubular adenoma (10 mm or more in diameter), villous histology, or severe dysplasia.

Citation: Okamoto M, Kawabe T, Yamaji Y, Kato J, Ikenoue T, Togo G, Yoshida H, Shiratori Y, Omata M. Rectosigmoid findings are not associated with proximal colon cancer: Analysis of 6196 consecutive cases undergoing total colonoscopy. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(15): 2249-2254
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v11/i15/2249.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i15.2249