Table 4: Distribution of benign and malignant lesions in different age-groups.
|
Site |
Paediatric group |
Adult group |
Geriatric group |
|||
|
Benign |
Malignant |
Benign |
Malignant |
Benign |
Malignant |
|
|
Esophagus |
4 |
0 |
16 |
87 |
6 |
26 |
|
Stomach |
4 |
0 |
183 |
7 |
20 |
2 |
|
Duodenum |
30 |
0 |
74 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
|
Ileum |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Colon |
3 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Rectum |
20 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
Anus |
2 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
|
Total |
64 (98%) |
1 (2%) |
305 (76%) |
98 (24%) |
54 (61%) |
34 (39%) |