BACKGROUND AND AIMS Epidemiologic studies provide evidence for a link between obesity or diabetes and the risk for colorectal cancer. However, there is a lack of information about the relationship between metabolic syndrome and colorectal adenoma. Therefore, we investigated whether metabolic syndrome is a risk factor for colorectal adenoma. METHODS We did a study for consecutive subjects who ...

BACKGROUND The predictors of recurrent colorectal adenoma have not been fully examined. This study aimed to evaluate the predictors of recurrent colorectal adenoma after initial screening colonoscopy with adenoma polypectomy. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted at the Taipei Veterans General Hospital from 2003 to 2011. After screening, 356 patients who had undergone two consecu...

IntroductionPleomorphic adenoma (PA) is the most common benign tumor of major salivary glands. It may also arise from minor glands upper aerodigestive tract. PA auditory canal a rarity. The earlier hypothesis that originates ectopic gland tissue has not yet been proven. Currently it assumed external myoepithelia local ceruminal accordingly classified by WHO as adenoma. tendency to recurrence an...

Background: Nowadays, drug and observation are advised to patients with lymphocytic hypophysitis and in some cases with nonfunctioning pituitary macoadenoma, instead of surgery. Case presentation: In this article, we report a woman with nonfunctional pituitary macroadenoma and panhypopitutarism and negative criteria for lymphocytic hypophysitis associated with increased liver enzymes. After thr...

nephrogenic adenoma is a rare benign lesion of bladder that may be confused with malignant lesions. there is a strong relation with urinary tract irritation and intravesicle instrumentations. nephrogenic adenoma was initially thought to originate from urothelial metaplasia; however, no solid proof is available. we present a case of 55-year-old lady with urinary problem. cystocopic examination s...

Evaluating predictive factors for high-risk adenomas at the third colonoscopy based on two prior colonoscopies may help evaluate high-risk adenoma at the third colonoscopy. We analyzed clinical data of 131 patients at Severance Hospital from January 1997 to January 2011. All of them underwent two subsequent colonoscopies after removal of adenomas during an initial colonoscopy. Among 20 patients...

PURPOSE The adenoma detection rate is commonly used as a measure of the quality of colonoscopy. This study assessed both the association between the adenoma detection rate and the quality of bowel preparation and the risk factors associated with the adenoma detection rate in screening colonoscopy. METHODS This retrospective analysis involved 1,079 individuals who underwent screening colonosco...

Pleomorphic adenoma is mixed and usually benign tumor originating salivary glands. The most common salivary gland tumor is pleomorphic adenoma. The most common localization of pleomorphic adenoma is parotid gland. Although it is found in major salivary gland, pleomorphic adenoma may be found paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity rarely. A 74-year-old female presented with a 3-month history of ri...

BACKGROUND Laterally spreading tumors (LSTs) are generally defined as lesions >10 mm in diameter, are characterized by lateral expansion along the luminal wall with a low vertical axis. In contrast to other forms of tumor, LSTs are generally considered to have a superficial growth pattern and the potential for malignancy. We focused on this morphological character of LSTs, and analyzed the gene...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to assess the association between colorectal neoplasia and sporadic duodenal adenoma. METHODS A retrospective case control study was conducted using the databases of two major teaching hospitals in Western Australia. The frequency of colorectal neoplasia in patients with sporadic duodenal adenomas was compared with that in a control group of patients ...