MALIGNANCY IN LARGE COLORECTAL LESIONS

Context The size of colorectal lesions, besides a risk factor for malignancy, is a predictor for deeper invasion Objectives To evaluate the malignancy of colorectal lesions ≥20 mm. Methods Between 2007 and 2011, 76 neoplasms ≥20 mm in 70 patients were analyzed Results The mean age of the patie...

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Main Authors: Carlos Eduardo Oliveira dos SANTOS, Daniele MALAMAN, Tiago dos Santos CARVALHO, César Vivian LOPES, Júlio Carlos PEREIRA-LIMA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2014-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032014000300235&lng=en&tlng=en