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Value of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for gastric cancer surveillance in patients with Lynch syndrome.
International journal of cancer - 1 Jan 2021
Ladigan-Badura Swetlana, Vangala Deepak B, Engel Christoph, Bucksch Karolin, Hueneburg Robert, Perne Claudia, Nattermann Jacob, Steinke-Lange Verena, Rahner Nils, Schackert Hans K, Weitz Jürgen, Kloor Matthias, Kuhlkamp Judith, Nguyen Huu Phuc, Moeslein Gabriela, Strassburg Christian, Morak Monika, Holinski-Feder Elke, Buettner Reinhard, Aretz Stefan, Loeffler Markus, Schmiegel Wolff, Pox Christian, Schulmann Karsten
Abstract excerpt
In our study, we evaluated the effectiveness of upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy as an instrument for early gastric cancer (GC) detection in Lynch syndrome (LS) patients by analyzing data from the registry of the German Consortium for Familial Intestinal Cancer. In a prospective, multicenter cohort study, 1128 out of 2009 registered individuals with confirmed LS underwent 5176 upper GI endoscopies....
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