• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.250-255
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• 1999

Isolated rectal adenomatous polyp without genetic background is rarely found in children. A 4-year and 5 month-old girl was admitted for intermittent bloody stools lasting 4 months. A $1.5{\times}1.2\;cm$ sized rectal polyp was found by air contrast barium enema. Endoscopic polypectomy was performed without complications. In histopathologic examination, it was found to be a tubulovillous adenoma. Typical radiologic, colonoscopic, and pathological pictures are presented.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.3159-3161
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• 2013

Aim: We designed this study to investigate the neutrophil lymphocyte ratio as a biomarker in distinguishing colonic polyps which are neoplastic or non-neoplastic. Materials and Methods: One hundred and twenty-five patients with colonic polyps were enrolled into the study. The following data were obtained from a computerized patient registry database: mean platelet volume (MPV), uric acid (UA), platelet count (PC), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) and the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR). Exclusion criteria were active infectious disease, hematological disorders, and malignancies. Colonic polyps divided into two groups as neoplastic polyps (tubular adenoma, villous adenoma, tubulovillous adenoma) and non-neoplastic polyps (hyperplastic polyps, inflammatory pseudopolyps etc). The relationship between colonic polyp type and NLR was evaluated with statistical analysis. Results: There were 67 patients (53.6%) with neoplastic and 58 (46.4%) patients with non-neoplastic polyps. Mean NLRs of neoplastic and non-neoplastic groups were respectively $3.32{\pm}2.54$ and $2.98{\pm}3.16$ (P<0.05). Conclusion: Although sensitivity and specificity are not high, NLR may be used as a biomarker of neoplastic condition of colonic polyps.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.2669-2673
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• 2014

Aim: To evaluate the predominant colorectal polyps in the Almadinah region of Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: In this iretrospective study, we analyzed pathology reports of colonoscopies performed in King Fahad Hospital, Madinah, Saudi Arabia during the period 2006 to 2013. Data based on patient age, gender, size, site and type of polyps and the degree of dysplasia were analyzed by software SPSS 17 and compared with other published studies from different geographic regions of the world. Results: During these years, 224 patients had colonic polyps, of whom 149 (66.5%) were men and 75 (33.5%) were women. The most common types of polyps were adenomatous (166), followed by hyperplastic polyps (24), juvenile (18), inflammatory (13), lipomatous (2) and one patient with Peutz-Jegher polyps. Tubulovillous adenoma was the commonest adenomatous polyp (102), followed by tubular (41) and villous (23) types. The sigmoid colon was the most commonly involved region (36.6%). Dysplasia was significantly associated with female patients who had large size tubulovillous polyps located in the left colon. Conclusions: The type and distribution of colorectal polyps in Saudi Arabia is very similar to Western countries. Patient gender, and size, histological type and location of polyps are closely related to dysplastic change in colonic polyps.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권16호
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• pp.6945-6948
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• 2014

Background: Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a disease inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion. Most FAP patients develop upper gastrointestinal polyps; especially those in the antrum and duodenum are usually neoplastic. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of gastroduodenal polyps in Iranian FAP patients. Materials and Methods: 28 patients affected by FAP underwent front-view and side-view endoscopy. Papillary biopsies were performed in all patients. Location of polyps, their number and size, pathology study, patient general information (gender, age, family history of FAP or colorectal cancer and gastroduodenal polyps) were analyzed. Results: Gastric polyps were seen in 39.3 % of patients. Some 72.7% of the affected individuals had fundic gland polyps and 36.36% had hyperplastic polyps. Duodenal adenoma was observed in 25% of patients. While 57% of patients had tubular adenoma with low grade dysplasia, 42.8% showed tubulovillous adenoma with low grade dysplasia. Conclusions: Findings of this study indicated that the prevalence of gastroduodenal polyps in FAP patients is high and dysplasia may be evident in duodenal polyps. Therefore, it appears that routine gastroduodenal endoscopy in FAP patients is necessary.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권13호
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• pp.5163-5167
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• 2015

Background: Colon polyps need to be excised upon detection during colonoscopy due to the risk of malignancy irrespective of their size. In our study, we retrospectively evaluated the clinicopathological characteristics of polyps detected during colonoscopy. Materials and Methods: We assessed 379 patients with polyps detected during colonoscopy between January 2010 and May 2012. The demographics, complaints, colonoscopy findings (shape, place and size of the polyp) and histopathological findings were recorded. We carried out statistical analysis using PASW 18.0 for Windows. Results: There were 227 males (59.9%) and 152 females (40.1%) in the trial. The mean age was 53.8 years (32-90). The most common complaint was rectal bleeding (36.1%), followed by abdominal pain (35.4%). Polyps were detected most commonly in the rectosigmoid region (43.8%), followed by the descending colon (17.4%). Some 239 patients had a single polyp (63.1%) while 140 were found to have multiple polyps (36.9%). While tubular adenoma was the most common pathological type, occurring in 181 patients (47.8%), tubulovillous adenoma (14.2%) and hyperplastic polyp (12.7%) followed, occurring in 54 and 48 patients respectively. While 313 patients (82.6%) did not feature dysplasia, 37 patients (9.7%) exhibited low-grade dysplasia, 28 (7.7%) had high-grade dysplasia and 4 had cancer (1.1%). The rates of villous components and dysplasia were detected to be high among pedunculated polyps and polyps larger than 1 cm (p<0.001). Conclusions: Due to the fact that large-diameter polyps with malignant potential are commonly located in the left colon and have a high prevalence among the middle-aged individuals, it would be appropriate to screen this population at regular intervals via rectosigmoidoscopy.

• Clinical Endoscopy
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.703-725
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• 2022

Colonoscopic polypectomy is effective in decreasing the incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer (CRC). Premalignant polyps discovered during colonoscopy are associated with the risk of metachronous advanced neoplasia. Postpolypectomy surveillance is the most important method for the management of advanced metachronous neoplasia. A more efficient and evidence-based guideline for postpolypectomy surveillance is required because of limited medical resources and concerns regarding colonoscopy complications. In these consensus guidelines, an analytic approach was used to address all reliable evidence to interpret the predictors of CRC or advanced neoplasia during surveillance colonoscopy. The key recommendations state that the high-risk findings for metachronous CRC following polypectomy are as follows: (1) adenoma ≥10 mm in size; (2) 3 to 5 (or more) adenomas; (3) tubulovillous or villous adenoma; (4) adenoma containing high-grade dysplasia; (5) traditional serrated adenoma; (6) sessile serrated lesion (SSL) containing any grade of dysplasia; (7) serrated polyp of at least 10 mm in size; and (8) 3 to 5 (or more) SSLs. More studies are needed to fully comprehend the patients most likely to benefit from surveillance colonoscopy and the ideal surveillance interval to prevent metachronous CRC.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.4143-4147
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• 2016

Purpose: We evaluated all PET/CTs acquired for patients without a primary diagnosis of colorectal cancer, and compared results for those who had subsequent colonoscopy within 6 months, to assess the accuracy of FDG PET/CT for detection of incidental pre-malignant polyps and malignant colon cancers. Materials and Methods: Medical records of 9,545 patients who underwent F-18 FDG PET/CT studies over 3.5 years were retrospectively reviewed. Due to pre-existing diagnosis of colorectal cancer, 818 patients were excluded. Of the remainder, 157 patients had colonoscopy within 6 months (79 males; mean age 61). We divided the colon into 4 regions and compared PET/CT results for each region with colonoscopy and histopathologic findings. True positive lesions included colorectal cancer, villous adenoma, tubulovillous adenoma, tubular adenoma and serrated hyperplastic polyp/hyperplastic polyposis. Results: Of 157 patients, 44 had incidental colonic uptake on PET/CT (28%). Of those, 25 had true positive (TP) uptake, yielding a 48% positive predictive value (PPV); 9% (4/44) were adenocarcinoma. There were 23 false positive (FP) lesions of which 4 were hyperplastic polyp, one was juvenile polyp and 7 were explained by diverticulitis. Fifty eight patients had false negative PET scans but colonoscopy revealed true pre-malignant and malignant pathology, yielding 23% sensitivity. The specificity, negiative predictive value (NPV) and accuracy were 96%, 90% and 87%, respectively. The average SUVmax values of TP, FP and FN lesions were 7.25, 6.11 and 2.76, respectively. There were no significant difference between SUVmax of TP lesions and FP lesions (p>0.95) but significantly higher than in FN lesions (p<0.001). The average size (by histopathology and colonoscopy) of TP lesions was 18.1 mm, statistically different from that of FN lesions which was 5.9 mm (p<0.001). Fifty-one percent of FN lesions were smaller than 5 mm (29/57) and 88% smaller than 10 mm (50/57). Conclusions: The high positive predictive value of incidental focal colonic FDG uptake of 48% for colonic neoplasia suggests that colonoscopy follow-up is warranted with this finding. We observed a low sensitivity of standardly acquired FDG-PET/CT for detecting small polyps, especially those less than 5 mm. Clinician and radiologists should be aware of the high PPV of focal colonic uptake reflecting pre-malignant and malignant lesions, and the need for appropriate follow up.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.39-48
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• 2000

대장암의 발생에는 adenoma-carcinoma sequence 가설과 de novo cancer 가설이 있다. 서양에서는 adenoma-carcinoma sequence에 의해 주로 대장암이 발생한다고 생각하지만 최근 일본을 중심으로 1 cm 이하의 작은 용종에서 암 조직이 많이 발견되면서 어느 가설이 옳은 것인지에 대한 논란이 되고 있다. 이에 우리나라 사람에서의 작은 용종의 특성을 알고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 연구 대상은 1999년 5월부터 1999년 9월까지 각종 소화기 증상 및 대장암의 감시검사를 원하는 환자를 대상으로 전향적 검사를 시행하였고 용종의 대장 내시경 소견과 조직검사 소견을 분석하여 용종의 발견빈도, 위치, 크기, 모양, 조직소견 등을 관찰하고 시술의 안정성을 조사 하였다. 전체 508명의 환자 중 210명에서 대장 용종이 발견되었고(41.3%), 나이별 분포는 50대와 60대에서 가장 많았으며 나이가 증가 할수록 의미있게 용종의 빈도가 증가하였으며, 남녀의 차이는 없었다. 용종의 육안적 소견상 Yamada type II가 가장 많았으며 1 cm 이하 크기가 395개였고 1 cm 이상인 것이 13개였다. 위치는 상행결장, 직장, S자형 결장 순으로 많았다. 1 cm 이하인 용종의 위치도 상행 결장, 직장, S자형 결장 순으로 많았다. 용종의 제거는 EMR을 가장 많이 이용하였고, cold polypectomy나 생검겸자를 이용한 제거, 고주파 올가미법으로 하였고 여러가지 이유로 제거가 불가능한 것은 생검겸자로 생검만 하였다. 용종제거후 출혈이나 천공 등의 합병증은 전례에서 없었고 합병증을 예방하기 위해 19예에서 clipping을 시행하였다. 전체 408개의 용종 중 5개의 용종에서 암성 조직이 발견되었다. 간 만곡부와 상행결장에 1.5cm, 2.0cm 크기의 유경성 용종이었고 조직 검사상 tubulovillous adenoma에 국소 암성 조직을 포함하고 있었으며 1 cm 이하의 용종은 상행결장, 직장, 간 만곡부에 0.4 cm, 0.5 cm, 0.6 cm 크기의 용종에서 암 조직이 발견 되었는데 모두 주위에 선종 조직이 없는 암성 용종이었다. 결론적으로 우리나라 사람에서 용종은 결코 드문 질환이 아니며 작은 용종에서도 암 조직을 관찰할 수 있기 때문에 대장 내시경 검사시 용종이 발견되면 반드시 모두 제거하여 검사하는 것이 좋으며 용종 절제술 후에 합병증을 예방하는 내시경적 시술을 병행하면 합병중음 충분히 예방할 수 있다고 생각하며 우리나라 사람에서 대장암의 발생이 모두 adenoma-carcmoma scquence에 의해서 발행하는 것인지에 대해서는 앞으로 더 많은 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.