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Carcinoma in colonic and rectal polyps

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Adenocarcinoma may arise in adenomatous polyps of the colon and rectum. When it occurs, local excision is often adequate therapy. The decision regarding therapy depends on the extent of carcinoma and requires close cooperation between clinicians and pathologists so that risk to the patient is minimal.

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  1. John M. Connolly M.D. (Former Associate in Surgery)

    Present address: , Wynnewood, Pennsylvania

Authors and Affiliations

  1. From the Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Lahey Clinic Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts

    Malcolm C. Veidenheimer M.D., John M. Connolly M.D. (Former Associate in Surgery) & Merle A. Legg M.D.

  2. the Laboratory of Pathology, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

    Malcolm C. Veidenheimer M.D., John M. Connolly M.D. (Former Associate in Surgery) & Merle A. Legg M.D.

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  1. Malcolm C. Veidenheimer M.D.
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Read at the meeting of the American Proctologic Society, Boston, Massachusetts, June 16 to 18, 1969.

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Veidenheimer, M.C., Connolly, J.M. & Legg, M.A. Carcinoma in colonic and rectal polyps. Dis Colon Rectum 13, 194–200 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02617207

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