Early Colorectal Cancer

A summary of the study of early colorectal cancer, particularly depressed-type carcinomas. Endoscopic pictures and pathological photomicrographs illustrate the text. The author's "pit-pattern" classification is discussed together with a presentation of typical cases.

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r. Shin-ei Kudo is a prominent GI surgeon/colonoscopist and is famous for his "pit-pattern" diagnosis of colorectal tumors by magnifying colonoscopy. In this book, he summarizes the study of early colorectal cancer, particularly depressed-type carcinomas, with abundant beautiful endoscopic pictures (conventional and magnified colonoscopy) as well as a variety of pathological photomicrographs. In his book, his "pit-pattern" classification is discussed together with a presentation of typical cases