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Synchronous multiple colorectal adenocarcinomas

H Takeuchi1, T Toda, S Nagasaki

  • 1Institute of Gastroenterology of Hofu, Yamaguchi, Japan.

Journal of Surgical Oncology
|April 1, 1997
PubMed
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Synchronous colorectal carcinomas occur in 4% of patients. Preoperative diagnosis accuracy improves with combined colonoscopy and double contrast barium enema (DCBE), and associated polyps are more common in these cases.

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Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Colorectal Surgery

Background:

  • Investigating clinical features and preoperative examination quality in synchronous colorectal carcinomas.
  • Comparing associated benign polyp incidence in synchronous versus single colorectal carcinomas.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize clinical features of synchronous colorectal carcinomas.
  • To evaluate preoperative examination quality for synchronous colorectal carcinomas.
  • To compare the incidence of associated benign polyps in synchronous colorectal carcinomas versus single lesions.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective evaluation of 225 patients with primary colorectal carcinoma.
  • Identification of 9 cases (4.0%) with synchronous colorectal carcinomas.

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  • Analysis of preoperative diagnostic accuracy using endoscopy, double contrast barium enema (DCBE), and combined methods.

    • Main Results:

    • Synchronous colorectal carcinomas were found in 4.0% of patients.
    • Combined colonoscopy and DCBE achieved 77.8% preoperative diagnostic accuracy.
    • Associated benign polyps were more frequent in synchronous colorectal carcinomas (55.6%) compared to single carcinomas (28.7%).
    • Preoperative identification challenges included distal lesions obscuring proximal ones.

    Conclusions:

    • Preoperative identification of synchronous colorectal carcinomas is crucial for surgical planning.
    • Ablation of synchronous polyps in patients with synchronous colorectal carcinomas may reduce metachronous cancer risk.