Prevalence and characteristics of post-colonoscopy colorectal cancers in a New Zealand regional centre: a 10-year analysis.

Adam J WillingtonSamuel CosgrovePolly DavisonRobert N Cunliffe

Published in: Internal medicine journal (2021)

The prevalence of PCCRC in a New Zealand cohort is consistent with other international reports. Most patients with PCCRC are older, female and have early-stage disease. Of interest, a high proportion of patients developed cancer within a colonic segment with existent pathology, suggesting either missed lesions or incomplete polyp resection.

Keyphrases

early stage
end stage renal disease
risk factors
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
papillary thyroid
prognostic factors
emergency department
patient reported outcomes
adverse drug
radiation therapy
sentinel lymph node
young adults
drug induced