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Clinicopathological and molecular characteristics of serrated lesions in Japanese elderly patients.
Digestion - 1 Jan 2015
Nosho Katsuhiko, Igarashi Hisayoshi, Ito Miki, Mitsuhashi Kei, Kurihara Hiroyoshi, Kanno Shinichi, Yoshii Shinji, Mikami Masashi, Takahashi Hiroaki, Kusumi Takaya, Hosokawa Masao, Sukawa Yasutaka, Adachi Yasushi, Hasegawa Tadashi, Okita Kenji, Hirata Koichi, Maruyama Reo, Suzuki Hiromu, Imai Kohzoh, Yamamoto Hiroyuki, Shinomura Yasuhisa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The population in Japan is aging more rapidly than in any other country. However, no studies have determined the characteristics of the large population of elderly patients with colorectal tumors. Therefore, we examined the clinicopathological and molecular features of these tumors in elderly patients. METHODS: In total, 1,627 colorectal tumors (393 serrated lesions, 277 non-serrated adenomas and 957...
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