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1 December 2008
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The cover image is a photograph (courtesy of Elena M. Stoffel, M.D., M.P.H.) of a diminutive polyp (2 mm in diameter) identified during colonoscopic surveillance with chromoendoscopic enhancement in a patient with Lynch Syndrome. The polyp is the circular mound daubed with blue dye and located just below and to the left of center. During a typical chromoendoscopic examination, the colonoscope is advanced to the cecum, and upon withdrawal, the entire colorectal mucosa is sprayed with approximately 100 ml of a solution of 0.2% indigo carmine and simethicone (achieving a 20:1 ratio by volume). The mucosa is carefully examined for polyps or areas suspicious for neoplasia, which then may be biopsied for histopathologic characterization. Although dye-spraying may highlight mucosal irregularities that are less obvious with standard white-light endoscopic exams, the prevalence, character, and clinical implications of the small lesions detected during chromoendoscopy are a subject of considerable debate. See articles by Stoffel et al. (beginning on page 507) and Hawk and Guillem (beginning on page 495) for more information (also see Stoffel et al. in the November issue of Cancer Prevention Research, beginning on page 470).Close Modal - PDF Icon PDF LinkTable of Contents
ISSN 1940-6207
EISSN 1940-6215
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Research Articles
Chromoendoscopy Detects More Adenomas than Colonoscopy Using Intensive Inspection without Dye Spraying
Elena M. Stoffel; D. Kim Turgeon; David H. Stockwell; Daniel P. Normolle; Missy K. Tuck; Norman E. Marcon; John A. Baron; Robert S. Bresalier; Nadir Arber; Mack T. Ruffin; Sapna Syngal; Dean E. Brenner; for Great Lakes New England Clinical Epidemiology and Validation Center of the Early Detection Research Network (GLNE-EDRN)
Longitudinal Assessment of Air Conduction Audiograms in a Phase III Clinical Trial of Difluoromethylornithine and Sulindac for Prevention of Sporadic Colorectal Adenomas
Christine E. McLaren; Sharon Fujikawa-Brooks; Wen-Pin Chen; Daniel L. Gillen; Daniel Pelot; Eugene W. Gerner; Frank L. Meyskens, Jr.
Delphinidin Attenuates Neoplastic Transformation in JB6 Cl41 Mouse Epidermal Cells by Blocking Raf/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase/Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Signaling
Nam Joo Kang; Ki Won Lee; Jung Yeon Kwon; Mun Kyung Hwang; Evgeny A. Rogozin; Yong-Seok Heo; Ann M. Bode; Hyong Joo Lee; Zigang Dong
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