title: [Serrated adenoma of large intestine: report of 7 cases].
abstract: From December 2000 to April 2001, 859 patients were examined with coloscopy in our endoscopy centre and 188 cases of adenoma were diagnosed. Among the 188 patients, 7 were found with serrated adenoma that had been confirmed pathologically, including 6 male and 1 female patients, aged 32 to 53 with an average of 44.7 years. All the 7 cases were identified as having single focal lesion, among which 3 were found in the rectum, 1 in the transverse colon, 2 in the ascending colon and 1 in the cecum. The diameter of the lesions ranged from 8 to 27 mm with an average of 15.4 mm.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Digesive Diseases of PLA, Nanfang Hospital, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
authors.forename: Si-De
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Fa-Chao
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Zhi
authors.forename: Cun-Long
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: De-Shou
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Tian-Mo
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Wan
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged