Tu1052 YIELD OF SCREENING FOR LYNCH SYNDROME - A COMPARISON OF PRE-SURGICAL BIOPSIES AND SURGICAL SPECIMENS

Lynch syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by a high risk of developing colorectal cancer. Accurate pre-surgical information about the presence of Lynch syndrome can allow the surgeon to determine the extent of surgical resection to reduce risk of metachronous cancers. Whether the yield of screening for Lynch syndrome in patients with newly diagnosed colon cancers by pre-surgical biopsies and surgical specimens is comparable remains uncertain.

Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - May 31, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Jack Harrigan, Christian Davis, Rashna Madan, Daniel Buckles, Kevin Kennedy, Amit Rastogi, Mojtaba S. Olyaee, Anwaar Saeed, Ajay Bansal Tags: Tuesday abstract Source Type: research