Is the distal hyperplastic polyp a marker for proximal neoplasia? A systematic review

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 128-137

  Dave, Sachin ^a   Hui, Siu ^a   Kroenke, Kurt ^a   Imperiale, Thomas F ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal neoplasms; Sigmoidoscopy; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SIZE; COLORECTAL CANCER; DATA BASE; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLONIC POLYPS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0037330907     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20524.x     Document Type: Review

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