Diverticulosis and colorectal cancer: Between lights and shadows

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 763-770

  Morini, Sergio ^a   Zullo, Angelo ^a   Hassan, Cesare ^a   Tomao, Silverio ^b   Campo, Salvatore M A ^a  

^a NUOVO REGINA MARGHERITA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adenoma; Cell proliferation; Colorectal cancer; Diverticulosis; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; COLLAGENASE 3; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; MUSCLE PROTEIN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADVANCED CANCER; AGING; BARIUM ENEMA; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COLITIS; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON MUCOSA; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; CROSS LINKING; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE MARKER; ELASTIC FIBER; ENTERITIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INTESTINE CRYPT; LIFESTYLE; LIPID DIET; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGMOID; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; ADENOMA; COLORECTAL TUMOR; RISK FACTOR;

ADENOMA; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIVERTICULOSIS, COLONIC; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 53749105097     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e31816200fb     Document Type: Review

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