Long-term risk of colorectal cancer in individuals with serrated polyps
Conclusions
Individuals with large serrated polyps have an increased risk of CRC, comparable with individuals with advanced adenomas. However, this risk may not be related to malignant growth of the serrated polyp.
Trial registration number
The Norwegian Colorectal Cancer Screening trial is registered at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT00119912).
Source: Gut - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Holme, O., Bretthauer, M., Eide, T. J., Loberg, E. M., Grzyb, K., Loberg, M., Kalager, M., Adami, H.-O., Kjellevold, O., Hoff, G. Tags: Endoscopy, Colon cancer Source Type: research
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