COLONOSCOPYPOLYPECTOMYCOLON cancer risk factorsHISTOPATHOLOGYPATIENTSPurpose. The treatment of early-stage colorectal adenocarcinoma removed endoscopically depends on histopathologic findings. The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the benefit-risk balance to patients who underw...
(EGD)and colonoscopy,and histopathological evaluation of all findings was performed in all patients in accordance to the FDG-PET results.The findings from each of these modalities were compared to each other.Both clinically significant and insignificant findings were assessed.RESULTS:Seventy-two patients...
potential to miss other types of cancer. For example, guidelines suggest that patients with unexpected weight loss andabdominal painshould be investigated forcolorectal cancer, however, in this study there were over ten additional cancers with these two symptoms that would be missed by colonoscopy. ...
(EGD)and colonoscopy,and histopathological evaluation of all findings was performed in all patients in accordance to the FDG-PET results.The findings from each of these modalities were compared to each other.Both clinically significant and insignificant findings were assessed.RESULTS:Seventy-two patients...