Endoscopy 1999; 31(1): 60-65
DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-13649
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Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Colon Polyps and Cancer

J. H. Bond
  • Gastroenterology Section, Minneapolis Veterans' Association Medical Center and University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Publication Date:
31 December 1999 (online)

A number of recent publications dealing with colon polyps and cancer emphasize cost-effectiveness and the outcomes of screening and follow-up surveillance of high-risk groups. These groups include patients with either a past personal history or a family history of colorectal adenomas or cancer. Several papers address the effectiveness and compliance with different methods of screening of the asymptomatic, average-risk population for colorectal neoplasia. Other important publications deal with colorectal cancer prevention, the natural history of the adenoma-carcinoma sequence, diagnosis of polyps and cancer, colonoscopic polypectomy, management of the patient with a malignant polyp, and endoscopic treatment of obstructing cancer.