Prevalence of Sessile Serrated Lesions in Individuals With Positive Fecal Immunochemical Test Result Undergoing Colonoscopy: Results From a Large Nationwide Veterans Affairs Database

Sessile serrated lesions (SSLs) are important precursors to colorectal cancer (CRC). It is estimated that 20% to 30% of CRCs arise from SSLs through a pathway distinct from the traditional adenoma-carcinoma sequence. The US Multi-Society Task Force on CRC recommends colonoscopy or fecal immunochemical test (FIT) as tier 1 tests for CRC screening in average-risk individuals.1
Source: Gastroenterology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Research Letters Source Type: research