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Molecular analysis of diminutive, flat, depressed colorectal lesions: are they precursors of polypoid adenoma or early stage carcinoma?
Gastrointestinal endoscopy - 1 Nov 2002
Morita Tetsushi, Tomita Naohiro, Ohue Masayuki, Sekimoto Mitsugu, Yamamoto Hirofumi, Ohnishi Tadashi, Tada Masatomo, Ikenaga Masakazu, Miyake Yasuhiro, Sakita Isao, Tamaki Yasuhiro, Matsuura Nariaki, Ito Masayu, Monden Morito
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BACKGROUND: The diminutive, flat depressed colorectal lesion is a possible precursor of early stage carcinoma. However, the significance of this lesion in colon carcinogenesis remains unclear. METHODS: Eighty-one diminutive flat lesions (<5 mm diameter) with a central depression (DPdep) were rese...
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