Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients with Malignant Pedunculated Colon Polyps after Colonoscopic Polypectomy

BACKGROUND: Previously published studies have suggested that patients with resected colon cancer have an increased risk for early metachronous colon cancer. Current screening guidelines recommend intense surveillance by colonoscopy for the initial five years after the initial colon cancer has been r...

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Main Author: Hugh James Freeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/380389
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description BACKGROUND: Previously published studies have suggested that patients with resected colon cancer have an increased risk for early metachronous colon cancer. Current screening guidelines recommend intense surveillance by colonoscopy for the initial five years after the initial colon cancer has been resected. Information regarding endoscopically removed malignant polyps is limited.
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spelling doaj-art-a3cc08f565d2407fa93e3d78f59412442025-08-20T02:20:21ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002013-01-01271202410.1155/2013/380389Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients with Malignant Pedunculated Colon Polyps after Colonoscopic PolypectomyHugh James Freeman0Department of Medicine (Gastroenterology), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBACKGROUND: Previously published studies have suggested that patients with resected colon cancer have an increased risk for early metachronous colon cancer. Current screening guidelines recommend intense surveillance by colonoscopy for the initial five years after the initial colon cancer has been resected. Information regarding endoscopically removed malignant polyps is limited.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/380389
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Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients with Malignant Pedunculated Colon Polyps after Colonoscopic Polypectomy
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients with Malignant Pedunculated Colon Polyps after Colonoscopic Polypectomy
title_full Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients with Malignant Pedunculated Colon Polyps after Colonoscopic Polypectomy
title_fullStr Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients with Malignant Pedunculated Colon Polyps after Colonoscopic Polypectomy
title_full_unstemmed Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients with Malignant Pedunculated Colon Polyps after Colonoscopic Polypectomy
title_short Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients with Malignant Pedunculated Colon Polyps after Colonoscopic Polypectomy
title_sort long term follow up of patients with malignant pedunculated colon polyps after colonoscopic polypectomy
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/380389
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