title: [Colorectal lesions predisposing to cancer].
abstract: Precursors of colorectal carcinoma are adenomatous polyps, sporadic or arising in familial adenomatous polyposis and Lynch syndrome and chronic inflammatory lesions related to ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. The adenoma-carcinoma sequence is well established and early detection and removal of colorectal adenomas is thought to prevent colorectal cancer in high risk asymptomatic persons, i.e. subjects over 45 years, with personal or familial history of adenomas and colorectal cancers. The precancerous potential of adenomatous polyps varies according to tissue type, with increased risk with the extent of the villous component, high grade of dysplasia, large size greater than 1 cm and multiple adenomas. The development of de novo colorectal cancer from normal mucosa with flat adenomas has been recently emphasized. The risk of colonic cancer in patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease is controversed.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Hépato-Gastro-Entérologie, Hôpital Robert-Debré, CHU de Reims.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Abdelli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Devulder
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bouche
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Diebold
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zeitoun
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000473:pathology*; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Lésions colo-rectales prédisposant au cancer.