Robin B Mendelsohn, Anne I Hahn, Randze Lerie Palmaira, Asha R Saxena, Pavan Kedar Mukthinuthalapati, Mark A Schattner, Arnold J Markowitz, Emmy Ludwig, Pari Shah, Delia Calo, Hans Gerdes, Rona Yaeger, Zsofia Stadler, Ann G Zauber, Andrea Cercek
BACKGROUND: Early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC), diagnosed before age 50, is rising in incidence worldwide. Although post-surgical colonoscopy surveillance strategies exist, appropriate intervals in EO-CRC remain elusive, as long-term surveillance outcomes remain scant. We sought to compare findings of surveillance colonoscopies of EO-CRC to average onset colorectal cancer (AO-CRC) patients to help define surveillance outcomes in these groups. METHODS: Single institution retrospective chart review identified EO-CRC and AO-CRC patients with colonoscopy and no evidence of disease...
May 8, 2024: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology