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Endoscopy to Diagnose and Prevent Digestive Cancers in Lynch Syndrome.

Authors :
Olivier, Raphael
Randrian, Violaine
Tougeron, David
Saurin, Jean-Christophe
Source :
Cancers. Jul2021, Vol. 13 Issue 14, p3505. 1p.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Simple Summary: Lynch syndrome is characterized by a higher relative risk of developing certain cancers, especially digestive cancers. Many guidelines from different scientific societies are now available and allow excellent follow-up for these patients, but occasionally propose divergent management approaches. We provide here a synthesis of these guidelines and a focus on prevention, diagnosis, and endoscopic follow-up of these digestive cancers and early neoplasia. Lynch syndrome patients could benefit from various recommendations to prevent digestive cancers. In this review, we summarize the criteria to identify Lynch syndrome in patients with digestive cancers. We detail endoscopic screening procedures in patients with Lynch syndrome for gastric, small bowel, pancreatic, and colorectal cancers. We review the precise modalities of endoscopic follow-up, particularly the discrepancies that exist between the guidelines of the various scientific societies. We discuss the treatment of colorectal cancers in Lynch syndrome cases and patient adherence to endoscopic follow-up programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20726694
Volume :
13
Issue :
14
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Cancers
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
151564849
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13143505