Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2014; 20(17): 4980-4986
Published online May 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i17.4980
Table 5 Features of the patients with carcinoma of colon
FeaturesColectomies
Cancer discovered at endoscopy led to colectomy8
Colectomy for high grade dysplasia also disclosed cancer8
Colectomy for high grade dysplasia did not disclose cancer3
Cancer discovered by metastases (no colectomy)1
Most cancers in sigmoid and rectum12/17
Multiple areas of dysplasia6
Low grade as well as high grade dysplasia6
Alive in 20129
High grade dysplasia at multiple sites, not cancer3/20