High frequency of early colorectal cancer in inflammatory bowel disease

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Authors

Maurice Lutgens · Utrecht University

Frank P. Vleggaar · University Medical Center Utrecht

M.E.I. Schipper · University Medical Center Utrecht

Pieter Stokkers · University of Amsterdam

C. Janneke van der Woude · Erasmus University Rotterdam

Daan W. Hommes · Leiden University

Dirk J. de Jong

Abstract

These results show that the diagnosis of colorectal cancer is delayed or missed in a substantial number of patients (17-28%) when conducting surveillance strictly according to formal guidelines.

Topics & Keywords

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Microscopic Colitis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Gut

Volume 57, Issue 9, pp. 1246-1251

DOI: 10.1136/gut.2007.143453

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