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[Is gastric cancer a new indication for surveillance colonoscopy? Colon cancer is increased in gastric cancer patients].

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2006

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Se Yong Oh, Dong Il Park, Tae Yoo, Mun Su Kang, Sang Hoon Kim, Jung Ho Park, Hong Joo Kim, Yong Kyun Cho, Chong Il Sohn, Woo Kyu Jeon,
PubMed

Abstract

The risk of colorectal adenocarcinoma increases significantly in patients with gastric cancer. We suggest that the patients with gastric cancer might carry a high risk for colorectal cancer whom require surveillance colonoscopy.