title: Colorectal Neoplasia and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
abstract: Inflammatory bowel disease is associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal neoplasia. Ulcerative colitis increases the risk of colorectal cancer, and patients with this condition should undergo routine colonoscopic surveillance to detect neoplasia. Crohn's disease increases the risk of malignancy in inflamed segments of bowel, which may include small bowel, colon, rectum, and anus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35294-0016, USA. Electronic address: jacannon@uab.edu.
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cannon
mesh_terms: D003082:Colectomy; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans
keywords: Colorectal cancer; Crohn's disease; Inflammatory bowel disease; Neoplasia; Ulcerative colitis