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Sessile Serrated Adenomas in Young Patients may have Limited Risk of Malignant Progression.
Journal of clinical gastroenterology - 1 Mar 2019
Bettington Mark, Brown Ian, Rosty Christophe, Walker Neal, Liu Cheng, Croese John, Rahman Tony, Pearson Sally-Ann, McKeone Diane, Leggett Barbara, Whitehall Vicki
Abstract excerpt
GOALS: To provide preliminary evidence that sessile serrated adenomas (SSA) are low-risk polyps in young patients. BACKGROUND: SSAs are the dominant polyp of the serrated neoplasia pathway and as such are the precursor of up to 20% of colorectal carcinomas (CRC). Up to 90% of these cancers are expected to harbor a BRAF mutation. SSAs are being diagnosed with increasing frequency in young patients, placing a...
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