Background and study aim: Population screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) is expected to
increase the number of pT1 CRCs. Local excision is an attractive treatment option, but is …

Aim Lymph node (LN) metastases are present in up to 17% of early colorectal cancers (p T
1). Identification of associated histopathological factors would enable counselling of patients …

1 ESGE recommends cold snare polypectomy (CSP) as the preferred technique for removal
of diminutive polyps (size≤ 5 mm). This technique has high rates of complete resection …

Background The last 30 years have witnessed a significant increase in the diagnosis of early-
stage rectal cancer and the development of new strategies to reduce the treatment-related …

More than 85% of patients with T1 colorectal cancer have no lymph node metastasis and
can be cured by endoscopic resection. To avoid unnecessary surgery after complete …

The biology of colorectal cancer differs according to location within the large intestine. To
evaluate the clinical significance of tumor location as a risk factor for lymph node metastasis …

In Europe, colorectal cancer is the most common newly diagnosed cancer and the second
most common cause of cancer deaths, accounting for approximately 436,000 incident cases …

PURPOSE: Transanal excision is an appealing treatment for low rectal cancers because of
its low morbidity, mortality, and better functional results than transabdominal procedures …

Background Novel risk factors for lymph node metastasis (LNM) in T1 colorectal cancer
(CRC) have been recently proposed, but most have not been implemented because of the …

The objective of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis to determine risk factors that may
facilitate patient selection for radical resections or additional resections after a polypectomy …