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[Carcinogenesis in ulcerative colitis-associated colon cancer and surveillance colonoscopy].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 May 2005
Kawa Kosuke, Hida Nobuyuki, Ohda Yoshio, Watanabe Kenji, Miwa Hiroto, Matsumoto Takayuki
Abstract excerpt
It has been widely accepted that long-standing cases with ulcerative colitis, especially pancolitis have higher risk of complicating colitic cancer. Colitic cancer often appears as multi-focal invasive features with un-differentiated histology. Therefore, endoscopic diagnosis of precancerous or cancer associated dysplastic lesions. Surveillance colonoscopy has preventing effects for developing colitic cancer. In...
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