Abstract:Background: Post-colonoscopy colorectal cancers (PCCRCs) pose a challenge in clinical practice. PCCRCs occur due to a combination of procedural and biological causes. Specific features of lesions may contribute for this. In a nested case-control study, we compared clinical and molecular features of PCCRCs and detected CRCs (DCRCs).
Methods: PCCRCs were defined according to the WEO 2018 classification, as cancers occurring after a complete index colonoscopy, which excluded CRC. CRCs in patients without colonos… Show more
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