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Adenoma
Research on adenoma reported by P.F. Pinsky et al
March 17th, 2009
According to a study from the United States, "Surveillance colonoscopy is recommended for subjects with a history of adenomas but there is limited information on the yield of surveillance. A sample of subjects in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial with abnormal flexible sigmoidoscopy and follow-up colonoscopy were queried about subsequent surveillance colonoscopy over a 10-year period." "Medical records were obtained to verify procedure dates and histologic findings. Subjects with advanced adenomas, nonadvanced adenoma nonadenomatous polyps, and no polyps at baseline were included. At the first surveillance, 10.5% had advanced...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-03-17)
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