Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Gastrointest Endosc. 2022 Jul;96(1):118-124. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2022.02.022. Epub 2022 Feb 24.
The risk of cancer in large nonpedunculated colorectal polyps ≥20 mm (LNPCPs) in the rectum relative to the remainder of the colon is unknown. We aimed to describe differences between rectal and colonic LNPCPs to better inform treatment decisions.
Patients with LNPCPs referred to tertiary centers for endoscopic resection within a prospective, multicenter, observational cohort were evaluated. Data recorded were participant demographics, LNPCP location, morphology, resection modality, and histopathologic data. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to identify those variables independently associated with rectal versus nonrectal location in the colon.
Patients with LNPCPs referred for endoscopic resection between July 2008 and July 2021 were included. Rectal LNPCPs (n = 618) were larger (median size, 40 mm vs 30 mm; P < .001) and more likely to be granular (79% vs 50%, P < .001) with a nodular component (53% vs 17%, P < .001) compared with nonrectal LNPCPs (n = 2787). Rectal LNPCPs were more likely to have tubulovillous histopathology (72% vs 47%, P < .001) and contain cancer (15% vs 6%, P < .001). After adjusting for the other features independently associated with location, cancer was more common in the rectum compared with the colon (odds ratio, 1.77; 95% confidence interval, 1.25-2.53).
This study suggests that compared with LNPCPs in the rest of the colon, rectal LNPCPs are more likely to be larger and contain more advanced pathology. These findings have implications for curative endoscopic resection techniques particularly where early cancer is present. (Clinical trial registration numbers: NCT01368289 and NCT02000141.).
直肠内直径大于 20 毫米(LNPCP)的大型无蒂结直肠息肉(LNPCP)与结肠其余部位相比,其患癌风险尚不清楚。我们旨在描述直肠和结肠 LNPCP 之间的差异,以便更好地为治疗决策提供依据。
我们对在一个前瞻性、多中心、观察性队列中被转诊至三级中心进行内镜下切除的 LNPCP 患者进行了评估。记录的资料包括患者的人口统计学特征、LNPCP 位置、形态、切除方式和组织病理学资料。采用多因素逻辑回归分析确定与结肠中直肠位置相关的独立变量。
本研究纳入了 2008 年 7 月至 2021 年 7 月期间被转诊进行内镜下切除的 LNPCP 患者。直肠 LNPCP(n=618)较非直肠 LNPCP(n=2787)更大(中位数大小:40mm 比 30mm;P<0.001),且更可能呈颗粒状(79%比 50%;P<0.001),具有结节状成分(53%比 17%;P<0.001)。直肠 LNPCP 更可能具有绒毛管状组织病理学(72%比 47%;P<0.001)和包含癌症(15%比 6%;P<0.001)。在调整了与位置相关的其他独立特征后,与结肠相比,直肠中癌症更为常见(比值比,1.77;95%置信区间,1.25-2.53)。
与结肠其余部位的 LNPCP 相比,本研究表明直肠 LNPCP 更有可能更大,且包含更高级别的病理。这些发现对于根治性内镜切除技术具有重要意义,尤其是在存在早期癌症的情况下。(临床试验注册号:NCT01368289 和 NCT02000141。)