Surgical Options for Neoplasia Complicating Crohn’s Disease of the Large Intestine

Jeffrey S. Scow, Amit Merchea

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Abstract

Individuals with Crohn’s disease (CD) of the large intestine develop colorectal cancer at an increased rate compared to the general population. The exact magnitude of increased risk is unknown. The prevalence of dysplasia at 25 years has been reported to range between 0.5% to 25% and the risk for colorectal cancer may be six-fold that of the general population. Colorectal cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) appears to develop via a pathway that deviates from the well characterized adenoma-carcinoma sequence of sporadic colorectal cancer and may progress rapidly, skipping steps seen with sporadic colorectal cancer.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMastery of IBD Surgery
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages151-160
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9783030167554
ISBN (Print)9783030167547
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2019

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Medicine

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