TY - JOUR
T1 - Colon Cancer Surveillance in Chronic Ulcerative Colitis
T2 - Historical Cohort Study
AU - Lashner, Bret A.
AU - Kane, Sunanda V.
AU - Hanauer, Stepben B.
PY - 1990/9
Y1 - 1990/9
N2 - Screening for dysplasia in ulcerative colitis is expected to improve cancer‐related survival by advancing the diagnosis of cancer to a more favorable pathologic stage or by identifying patients for prophylactic colectomy who are at high risk of developing cancer. To evaluate the effectiveness of a surveillance program of annual colonoscopy and mucosal sampling, 91 screened and 95 control ulcerative colitis patients with extensive disease for at least 8 yr were compared for differences in survival, cancer detection, and colectomy rates. The two groups were of similar age at symptom onset, duration of disease, and sex. In the surveillance group, there were eight fewer deaths (p < 0.05 by survival‐curve analysis), but two more cancer deaths (not significant). Colectomy was less common (p < 0.05) and was performed 4 yr later in the surveillance group. The effect of surveillance was not confounded by age at symptom onset, sex, or duration of disease. In our program, screening for cancer in ulcerative colitis was associated with improved survival and delayed colectomy. However, improvement was not related to the anticipated benefits of improved cancer‐related survival.
AB - Screening for dysplasia in ulcerative colitis is expected to improve cancer‐related survival by advancing the diagnosis of cancer to a more favorable pathologic stage or by identifying patients for prophylactic colectomy who are at high risk of developing cancer. To evaluate the effectiveness of a surveillance program of annual colonoscopy and mucosal sampling, 91 screened and 95 control ulcerative colitis patients with extensive disease for at least 8 yr were compared for differences in survival, cancer detection, and colectomy rates. The two groups were of similar age at symptom onset, duration of disease, and sex. In the surveillance group, there were eight fewer deaths (p < 0.05 by survival‐curve analysis), but two more cancer deaths (not significant). Colectomy was less common (p < 0.05) and was performed 4 yr later in the surveillance group. The effect of surveillance was not confounded by age at symptom onset, sex, or duration of disease. In our program, screening for cancer in ulcerative colitis was associated with improved survival and delayed colectomy. However, improvement was not related to the anticipated benefits of improved cancer‐related survival.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1990.tb09107.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1990.tb09107.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 2389720
AN - SCOPUS:0025027727
SN - 0002-9270
VL - 85
SP - 1083
EP - 1087
JO - The American journal of gastroenterology
JF - The American journal of gastroenterology
IS - 9
ER -