Synchronous and metachronous malignancies of the colon and rectum (original) (raw)

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In a brief survey of the literature on colorectal malignancy, the incidence of multiple primary (synchronous and metachronous) malignancies is reviewed. A changing pattern of incidence is noted, with decrease in incidence of rectal malignancies and increasing incidence of colonic malignancies, especially in the right colon. The author recommends stool screening for blood and more roentgenographic and endoscopic studies of the colon for earlier diagnosis of colonic malignancies.

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1. the Department of Surgery, Saint Louis University, School of Medicine, 1035 Bellevue, 63117, St. Louis, Missouri
   Francis J. Burns

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Read at the meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Hollywood, Florida, May 11 to 16, 1980.

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Burns, F.J. Synchronous and metachronous malignancies of the colon and rectum.Dis Colon Rectum 23, 578–579 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02989002

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• Issue date: November 1980
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02989002

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