D I Obrand1, P H Gordon. 1. Department of Surgery, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine whether the previously reported shift in carcinoma from the left colon to the right colon has progressed. METHODS: The charts of 2169 patients admitted to one institution between 1979 and 1994 with a diagnosis of colorectal carcinoma were reviewed retrospectively. The study was divided into four equal intervals. The large bowel was divided into five regions: right, transverse, left, sigmoid and rectum. RESULTS: Right-sided lesions increased from 20.6 to 29.9 per cent (P = 0.001) and rectal lesions decreased from 22.0 to 11.3 per cent (P = 0.0002) from the first to the fourth study interval. The frequency of transverse, left and sigmoid colon lesions remained relatively constant. CONCLUSION: The continuing trend of increased incidence of right-sided lesions and decreased incidence of rectal lesions was documented. Any screening examination for carcinoma requires total examination of the colon.
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine whether the previously reported shift in carcinoma from the left colon to the right colon has progressed. METHODS: The charts of 2169 patients admitted to one institution between 1979 and 1994 with a diagnosis of colorectal carcinoma were reviewed retrospectively. The study was divided into four equal intervals. The large bowel was divided into five regions: right, transverse, left, sigmoid and rectum. RESULTS: Right-sided lesions increased from 20.6 to 29.9 per cent (P = 0.001) and rectal lesions decreased from 22.0 to 11.3 per cent (P = 0.0002) from the first to the fourth study interval. The frequency of transverse, left and sigmoid colon lesions remained relatively constant. CONCLUSION: The continuing trend of increased incidence of right-sided lesions and decreased incidence of rectal lesions was documented. Any screening examination for carcinoma requires total examination of the colon.
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