Sessile Serrated Adenomas in the Proximal Colon are Likely to be Flat, Large and Occur in Smokers

Authors

Tarun Rustagi, Yale University
Priya Rangasamy, University of Connecticut
Matthew Myers, University of Connecticut
Melinda Sanders, University of Connecticut
Haleh Vaziri, University of Connecticut
George Y. Wu, University of Connecticut
John W. Birk, University of Connecticut
Petr Protiva, Yale University
Joseph C. Anderson, Dartmouth CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-28-2013

Publication Title

China National Journal of New Gastroenterology

Abstract

Aim: To examine the epidemiology and the morphology of the proximal sessile serrated adenomas (SSAs).

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study to identify patients with SSAs using a university-based hospital pathology database query from January 2007 to April 2011. Data collected included: age, gender, ethnicity, body mass index, diabetes, smoking, family history of colorectal cancer, aspirin, and statin use. We collected data on morphology of SSAs including site (proximal or distal), size, and endoscopic appearance (flat or protuberant). We also compared proximal SSAs to proximal tubular adenomas detected during same time period.

DOI

10.3748/wjg.v19.i32.5271

Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation

Rustagi, Tarun; Rangasamy, Priya; Myers, Matthew; Sanders, Melinda; Vaziri, Haleh; Wu, George Y.; Birk, John W.; Protiva, Petr; and Anderson, Joseph C., "Sessile Serrated Adenomas in the Proximal Colon are Likely to be Flat, Large and Occur in Smokers" (2013). Dartmouth Scholarship. 703.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/703