Endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of early colorectal cancer

Early colorectal cancer refers to cancer in the colorectum that is confined to the mucosa or submucosa and does not invade the muscularis propria, irrespective of lymph node or distant metastasis. As the number of persons undergoing screening colonoscopy increases, the proportion of patients diagnos...

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Published in:Intestinal research Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 281 - 290
Main Authors: Hong, Seung Wook, Byeon, Jeong-Sik
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases 01-07-2022
대한장연구학회
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Summary:Early colorectal cancer refers to cancer in the colorectum that is confined to the mucosa or submucosa and does not invade the muscularis propria, irrespective of lymph node or distant metastasis. As the number of persons undergoing screening colonoscopy increases, the proportion of patients diagnosed with precancerous colorectal lesions and early colorectal cancer also increases. In the last decade, innovative optical technologies for endoscopic diagnosis have been introduced and endoscopic treatment techniques such as endoscopic submucosal dissection have provided major breakthroughs in the management of early colorectal cancer. With these remarkable developments, endoscopic treatment has established itself as an alternative to surgical resection in the treatment of early colorectal cancer. This review will discuss the endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of early colorectal cancer. Furthermore, the unmet needs in this field and the latest research addressing those issues will be summarized.
ISSN:1598-9100
2288-1956
DOI:10.5217/ir.2021.00169