Endoskopie 2009; 18(4): 150-155
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most prevalent malignancy with good prognosis in case of early diagnosis and treatment. Approximately
70 % of CRCs develope through adenoma–carcinoma sequence, whereas 30 % probably develope without previous adenomatous
precursors, de novo. Colonoscopy with techniques of endoscopic polypectomy and mucosal resection plays a major role in the secondary
prevention of CRC by the interruption of adenoma–carcinoma sequence. Moreover, it is essential in the diagnosis and treatment of early
CRC. In this paper the authors inform about endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of superficial colorectal neoplasia in order to provide
complex information and, thereby, enable increase in the quality of diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy.
Published: December 10, 2009 Show citation