Colonic Polyps and Acrochordons (Skin Tags) Do Not Correlate in Familial Colonic Polyposis Kindreds
- GORDON D. LUK, M.D.
Excerpt
The incidence of colon cancer and survival after surgical resection have not improved in the last 40 years (1). Evidence supports the belief that adenomatous tissue transforms to colorectal cancer tissue (2). The identification of colonic polyps can help in monitoring persons at high risk for developing colon cancer, and polyp removal can result in a decreased incidence of colon cancer (1).
An association between the presence of acrochordons—simple skin tags—and colonic polyps has been reported in patients with acromegaly (3, 4), and in a general hospital patient population with colonic disorders who were referred for colonoscopy (5). This association prompted
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Acknowledgments
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Grant support: in part by Grant CA 37789 from the National Cancer Institute, a Faculty Research Award from the American Cancer Society, an AGA/Robins Research Scholar Award, and a grant from the Clayton Fund (Colon Neoplasia Work Group).
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▸Requests for reprints should be addressed to Dr. Gordon D. Luk; Oncology 2-115, Johns Hopkins Hospital; Baltimore, MD 21205.
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