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Invasive carcinoma in colorectal adenomas: multivariate analysis of patient and adenoma characteristics.
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Endoscopy [Endoscopy] 1997 Sep; Vol. 29 (7), pp. 626-31. - Publication Year :
- 1997
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Abstract
- Background and Study Aims: The risk of invasive carcinoma developing in colorectal adenomas is influenced by a number of characteristics, relating both to the patients and to the adenomas, and by the composition of the sample analyzed. The aim of the present study was use a multivariate analysis to investigate the risk of invasive carcinoma in endoscopically and surgically removed adenomas.<br />Patients and Methods: Between 1978 and 1993, more than 20,000 polyps were prospectively documented at the Erlangen Registry of Colorectal Polyps. A multivariate analysis of 11,188 adenomas detected at the first total colonoscopy was carried out in order to investigate the risks associated with size and site--both of which can be assessed by endoscopic inspection alone- and the extent to which these may be modified by other patient and adenoma characteristics, with an influence on the risk of invasive carcinoma in colorectal adenomas.<br />Results: The size of the adenoma proved to be the most important influencing factor. Invasive carcinoma was never found in 5027 small adenomas (< or = 5 mm). Adenomas in the right colon had a lower risk than those in the left colon or rectum. But with increasing adenoma size, the malignancy rate showed a right-sided shift, with a significant interactive effect of size and right-sided location. However, the risk determined by the size and site of the adenoma was significantly modified by a number of patient and adenoma characteristics, including histological type, presence of multiple adenomas, and patient age and sex.<br />Conclusions: The risk of invasive carcinoma in colorectal adenomas can only be adequately described by a complex model of the interactive effects of patient and adenoma characteristics on the main factors of size and site.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0013-726X
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Endoscopy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9360872
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-1004268