Journal of Crohn's & colitis
Background Mucosal Inflammation Affects Colorectal Cancer Prognosis in Ulcerative Colitis: A Nationwide, Multicenter Study.
Akiyoshi Ikebata, Koji Okabayashi, Motoi Uchino, Hiroki Ikeuchi, Kohei Shigeta, Shiro Oka, Kitaro Futami, Michio Itabashi, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Masatsune Shibutani, Yoshiki Okita, Toshifumi Wakai, Yusuke Mizuuchi, Kinya Okamoto, Kazutaka Yamada
Published: 202510.1093/ecco-jcc/jjaf207
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Chronic background mucosal inflammation contributes to colorectal cancer (CRC) development in ulcerative colitis (UC), but its prognostic impact is unclear. We evaluated whether background mucosal inflammation documented at cance…
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