title: The natural history of non-polypoid colorectal neoplasms.
abstract: Despite their importance, little is known about the natural history of non-polypoid colorectal neoplasms (NP-CRN). This article will summarize the available data to gain some estimates of the natural history of NP-CRN.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Tochigi Cancer Center, 4-9-13 Yonan, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 320-0834, Japan. nkobayas@tcc.pref.tochigi.lg.jp
authors.forename: Nozomu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Takahisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sano
mesh_terms: D003113:Colonoscopy; D003123:Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D011859:Radiography; D012307:Risk Factors