Table 3. Distribution of polyps (count and size*) and cancer by colonic segments .
| Rectum | Sigmoid | Descending colon | Splenic flexure | Transverse colon | Ascending colon | Hepatic flexure | Cecum | ||
| Cancer (n=130) | 52(40.0) | 34 (26.2) | 8 (6.2) | 4 (3.1) | 13 (10.0) | 10 (7.7) | 2 (1.5) | 7 (5.3) | |
| Polyps* (n=3023) | 573(19.0) | 811(26.8) | 400 (13.2) | 55 (1.8) | 470 (15.5) | 339 (11.2) | 163 (5.4) | 212(7.0) | |
| Polyps**<10 mm (n=1289) | 312 (17) | 330(18.0) | 154(8.4) | 24(1.3) | 203 (11.0) | 119 (6.5) | 56 (3) | 91 (4.9) | |
| Polyps >=10 mm (n=549) | 119 (6.5) | 185(10.0) | 65(3.6) | 10(0.5) | 63(3.5) | 61(3.3) | 22(1.2) | 24(1.3) |
*Location of 35 polyps was not specified; **Size of 1220 polyps was not available.