| Theme |
"Early Colorectal Cancer" and "Intestine", Road to future |
| Title |
Changes in depressed-type early colorectal carcinoma over 20 years |
| Author |
Shin-ei Kudo |
Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital |
| Author |
Tomokazu Hisayuki |
Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital |
| Author |
Hideyuki Miyachi |
Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital |
| Author |
Kunihiko Wakamura |
Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital |
| Author |
Takemasa Hayashi |
Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital |
| Author |
Toyoki Kudo |
Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital |
| Author |
Yuichi Mori |
Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital |
| Author |
Masashi Misawa |
Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital |
| Author |
Atushi Katagiri |
Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital |
| [ Summary ] |
Recently, the diagnosis of early colon cancer has accomplished remarkable progress, and the importance of depressed-type early colorectal carcinomas is now recognized. Initially, depressed-type early colorectal carcinomas were called "phantom" carcinomas because of their rare occurrence. Although the incidence of depressed-type early colorectal carcinomas is still deemed rare, taking into account the difficulty of detection of such lesions on colonoscopy and their rapid growth, many cases may have been overlooked. Herein, we describe the history, development, and diagnosis of depressed-type early colorectal carcinoma. |