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01-11-2006 | Letters to the Editor

An Evidence-Based Review on Surveillance for Lynch Syndrome

Authors: H. F. Vasen, M.D., W. H. de Vos tot Nederveen Cappel, M.D.

Published in: Diseases of the Colon & Rectum | Issue 11/2006

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To the Editor—Johnson et al. 1 reviewed the literature to evaluate the evidence to make recommendations regarding the optimal surveillance protocol for colorectal cancer in families with the Lynch syndrome (HNPCC). We would like to comment on two issues that were addressed: the optimal frequency of investigations, and the identification of adenomas by surveillance colonoscopy. …

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Title: An Evidence-Based Review on Surveillance for Lynch Syndrome
Authors: H. F. Vasen, M.D.
W. H. de Vos tot Nederveen Cappel, M.D.
Publication date: 01-11-2006
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Diseases of the Colon & Rectum / Issue 11/2006
Print ISSN: 0012-3706
Electronic ISSN: 1530-0358
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-006-0710-3

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