Colorectal cancers detected after colonoscopy frequently result from missed lesions

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 858-864

  Pohl, Heiko ^a,b,c   Robertson, Douglas J ^a,b  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Colorectal Cancer Screening; Interval Cancer; Miss Rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOMA; ADULT; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77957123228     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2010.06.028     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. Hewitson P., Glasziou P., Irwig L., et al. Screening for colorectal cancer using the faecal occult blood test, Hemoccult. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007, 1. CD001216.
2. Atkin W.S., Edwards R., Kralj-Hans I., et al. Once-only flexible sigmoidoscopy screening in prevention of colorectal cancer: a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2010, 375:1624-1633.
3. Levin B., Lieberman D.A., McFarland B., et al. Screening and surveillance for the early detection of colorectal cancer and adenomatous polyps, 2008: a joint guideline from the American Cancer Society, the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, and the American College of Radiology. CA Cancer J Clin 2008, 58:130-160.
4. Screening for colorectal cancer. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med 2008, 149:627-637. US Preventive Services Task Force.
5. Sawhney M.S., Farrar W.D., Gudiseva S., et al. Microsatellite instability in interval colon cancers. Gastroenterology 2006, 131:1700-1705.
6. Baxter N.N., Sutradhar R., Forbes S., et al. Can quality indicators for colonoscopy be derived from administrative data? Identifying predictors of new or missed cancers after colonoscopy. Gastroenterology 2009, 136:A-724.
7. Gupta R., Steinbach M., Ballman K.V., et al. Colorectal cancer despite colonoscopy: critical is the endoscopist, not the withdrawal time. Gastroenterology 2009, 136:A-55.
8. Robertson D.J., Lieberman D.A., Winawer S.J., et al. Interval cancer after total colonoscopy: results from a pooled analysis of eight studies. Gastroenterology 2008, 134:A-111.
9. Lieberman D.A., Weiss D.G., Harford W.V., et al. Five-year colon surveillance after screening colonoscopy. Gastroenterology 2007, 133:1077-1085.
10. Kahi C.J., Imperiale T.F., Juliar B.E., et al. Effect of screening colonoscopy on colorectal cancer incidence and mortality. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009, 7:770-775. quiz 711.
11. Alberts D.S., Martinez M.E., Roe D.J., et al. Lack of effect of a high-fiber cereal supplement on the recurrence of colorectal adenomas. Phoenix Colon Cancer Prevention Physicians' Network. N Engl J Med 2000, 342:1156-1162.
12. Winawer S.J., Zauber A.G., Ho M.N., et al. Prevention of colorectal cancer by colonoscopic polypectomy. The National Polyp Study Workgroup. N Engl J Med 1993, 329:1977-1981.
13. Leung K., Pinsky P., Laiyemo A.O., et al. Ongoing colorectal cancer risk despite surveillance colonoscopy: the Polyp Prevention Trial Continued Follow-up Study. Gastrointest Endosc 2010, 71:111-117.
14. Pabby A., Schoen R.E., Weissfeld J.L., et al. Analysis of colorectal cancer occurrence during surveillance colonoscopy in the dietary Polyp Prevention Trial. Gastrointest Endosc 2005, 61:385-391.
15. Eide T.J., Stalsberg H. Polyps of the large intestine in Northern Norway. Cancer 1978, 42:2839-2848.
16. Williams A.R., Balasooriya B.A., Day D.W. Polyps and cancer of the large bowel: a necropsy study in Liverpool. Gut 1982, 23:835-842.
17. Rickert R.R., Auerbach O., Garfinkel L., et al. Adenomatous lesions of the large bowel: an autopsy survey. Cancer 1979, 43:1847-1857.
18. Rex D.K., Helbig C.C. High yields of small and flat adenomas with high-definition colonoscopes using either white light or narrow band imaging. Gastroenterology 2007, 133:42-47.
19. Barclay R.L., Vicari J.J., Greenlaw R.L. Effect of a time-dependent colonoscopic withdrawal protocol on adenoma detection during screening colonoscopy. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008, 6:1091-1098.
20. Soetikno R.M., Kaltenbach T., Rouse R.V., et al. Prevalence of nonpolypoid (flat and depressed) colorectal neoplasms in asymptomatic and symptomatic adults. JAMA 2008, 299:1027-1035.
21. Barclay R.L., Vicari J.J., Doughty A.S., et al. Colonoscopic withdrawal times and adenoma detection during screening colonoscopy. N Engl J Med 2006, 355:2533-2541.
22. Pickhardt P.J., Choi J.R., Hwang I., et al. Computed tomographic virtual colonoscopy to screen for colorectal neoplasia in asymptomatic adults. N Engl J Med 2003, 349:2191-2200.
23. Rex D.K., Overhiser A.J., Chen S.C., et al. Estimation of impact of American College of Radiology recommendations on CT colonography reporting for resection of high-risk adenoma findings. Am J Gastroenterol 2009, 104:149-153.
24. van Rijn J.C., Reitsma J.B., Stoker J., et al. Polyp miss rate determined by tandem colonoscopy: a systematic review. Am J Gastroenterol 2006, 101:343-350.
25. Winawer S., Fletcher R., Rex D., et al. Colorectal cancer screening and surveillance: clinical guidelines and rationale-update based on new evidence. Gastroenterology 2003, 124:544-560.
26. Gschwantler M., Kriwanek S., Langner E., et al. High-grade dysplasia and invasive carcinoma in colorectal adenomas: a multivariate analysis of the impact of adenoma and patient characteristics. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2002, 14:183-188.
27. Zauber A.G., Lansdorp-Vogelaar I., Knudsen A.B., et al. Evaluating test strategies for colorectal cancer screening: a decision analysis for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med 2008, 149:659-669.
28. Pickhardt P.J., Nugent P.A., Mysliwiec P.A., et al. Location of adenomas missed by optical colonoscopy. Ann Intern Med 2004, 141:352-359.
29. Shinya H., Wolff W.I. Morphology, anatomic distribution and cancer potential of colonic polyps. Ann Surg 1979, 190:679-683.
30. Butterly L.F., Chase M.P., Pohl H., et al. Prevalence of clinically important histology in small adenomas. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2006, 4:343-348.
31. Koretz R.L. Malignant polyps: are they sheep in wolves' clothing?. Ann Intern Med 1993, 118:63-68.
32. Frazier A.L., Colditz G.A., Fuchs C.S., et al. Cost-effectiveness of screening for colorectal cancer in the general population. JAMA 2000, 284:1954-1961.
33. Hur C., Chung D.C., Schoen R.E., et al. The management of small polyps found by virtual colonoscopy: results of a decision analysis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007, 5:237-244.
34. Chen C.D., Yen M.F., Wang W.M., et al. A case-cohort study for the disease natural history of adenoma-carcinoma and de novo carcinoma and surveillance of colon and rectum after polypectomy: implication for efficacy of colonoscopy. Br J Cancer 2003, 88:1866-1873.
35. Pickhardt P.J., Hassan C., Laghi A., et al. Small and diminutive polyps detected at screening CT colonography: a decision analysis for referral to colonoscopy. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2008, 190:136-144.
36. Pickhardt P.J., Hassan C., Laghi A., et al. Cost-effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening with computed tomography colonography: the impact of not reporting diminutive lesions. Cancer 2007, 109:2213-2221.
37. Hofstad B., Vatn M.H., Andersen S.N., et al. Growth of colorectal polyps: redetection and evaluation of unresected polyps for a period of three years. Gut 1996, 39:449-456.
38. Stryker S.J., Wolff B.G., Culp C.E., et al. Natural history of untreated colonic polyps. Gastroenterology 1987, 93:1009-1013.
39. Vatn M.H., Stalsberg H. The prevalence of polyps of the large intestine in Oslo: an autopsy study. Cancer 1982, 49:819-825.
40. Clark J.C., Collan Y., Eide T.J., et al. Prevalence of polyps in an autopsy series from areas with varying incidence of large-bowel cancer. Int J Cancer 1985, 36:179-186.
41. Brenner H., Hoffmeister M., Stegmaier C., et al. Risk of progression of advanced adenomas to colorectal cancer by age and sex: estimates based on 840,149 screening colonoscopies. Gut 2007, 56:1585-1589.
42. Bronshtein I.N., Semendyayev K.A., Musiol G. Handbook of mathematics 1997, Springer, New York, 153-172. 5th ed.
43. Citarda F., Tomaselli G., Capocaccia R., et al. Efficacy in standard clinical practice of colonoscopic polypectomy in reducing colorectal cancer incidence. Gut 2001, 48:812-815.
44. Jorgensen O.D., Kronborg O., Fenger C., et al. Influence of long-term colonoscopic surveillance on incidence of colorectal cancer and death from the disease in patients with precursors (adenomas). Acta Oncol 2007, 46:355-360.
45. Loeve F., van Ballegooijen M., Boer R., et al. Colorectal cancer risk in adenoma patients: a nation-wide study. Int J Cancer 2004, 111:147-151.
46. Robertson D.J., Greenberg E.R., Beach M., et al. Colorectal cancer in patients under close colonoscopic surveillance. Gastroenterology 2005, 129:34-41.
47. Meagher A.P., Stuart M. Does colonoscopic polypectomy reduce the incidence of colorectal carcinoma?. Aust N Z J Surg 1994, 64:400-404.
48. Bertario L., Russo A., Sala P., et al. Predictors of metachronous colorectal neoplasms in sporadic adenoma patients. Int J Cancer 2003, 105:82-87.
49. Imperiale T.F., Glowinski E.A., Lin-Cooper C., et al. Five-year risk of colorectal neoplasia after negative screening colonoscopy. N Engl J Med 2008, 359:1218-1224.
50. Brenner H., Haug U., Arndt V., et al. Low risk of colorectal cancer and advanced adenomas more than 10 years after negative colonoscopy. Gastroenterology 2010, 138:870-876.
51. Kaminski M.F., Regula J., Kraszewska E., et al. Quality indicators for colonoscopy and the risk of interval cancer. N Engl J Med 2010, 362:1795-1803.