Large proximal serrated polyps: natural history and colorectal cancer risk in a retrospective series.
Large proximal serrated polyps: natural history and colorectal cancer risk in a retrospective series.
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大近端锯齿状息肉:回顾性系列的自然史和结直肠癌风险。
DOI:
10.1097/mcg.0b013e318293a656
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发表时间:
2013
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Sanduleanu,Silvia
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作者:
Bouwens,MariëlleWE;Riedl,RobertG;Bosman,FredT;Driessen,Ann;Sanduleanu,Silvia
To the Editor: As colonoscopy with the removal of precancerous lesions reduces the incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer, 1 serious concerns have been raised by studies showing only limited effectiveness of colonoscopy in the prevention of proximal cancer. 2 One of the many potential explanations for these postcolonoscopy cancers is the serrated neoplastic pathway, through which a subset of serrated polyps, namely sessile serrated adenomas/polyps and traditional serrated adenomas, might develop into colorectal cancer. 3 The large variation in the detection of these lesions among endoscopists in conjunction with the difficulties in histologic classification by pathologists4 might explain the gaps in knowledge about the biology of serrated polyps. Serrated polyps are currently classified according to the WHO classification into hyperplastic polyps, sessile serrated adenomas/polyps with or without cytological dysplasia, and traditional serrated adenomas. 5 International guidelines now endorse the need for accurate diagnosis and treatment of these lesions. We need to realize that data currently available about their biological behavior and cancer risk are scarce. 6 Such information is crucial, as it may form the basis for evidence-based surveillance recommendations. Herewith, we present our experience with regard to the natural history and colorectal cancer risk in a small series of large proximal serrated polyps, after incomplete removal and a follow-up of at least 14 years.