TY - JOUR T1 - Clinical Significance of Total Colonoscopy for Screening of Colon Lesions in Patients with Esophageal Cancer JF - Anticancer Research JO - Anticancer Res SP - 5113 LP - 5117 VL - 33 IS - 11 AU - TATSUYA MIYAZAKI AU - NARITAKA TANAKA AU - AKIHIKO SANO AU - SHIGEMASA SUZUKI AU - MAKOTO SAKAI AU - TAKEHIKO YOKOBORI AU - TAKANORI INOSE AU - MAKOTO SOHDA AU - MASANOBU NAKAJIMA AU - MINORU FUKUCHI AU - HITOSHI OJIMA AU - HIROYUKI KATO AU - HIROYUKI KUWANO Y1 - 2013/11/01 UR - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/33/11/5113.abstract N2 - Aim: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the significance of pre-treatment screening for patients with esophageal cancer. Patients and Methods: A retrospective evaluation of the clinical significance of total colonoscopy in 136 patients with primary esophageal cancer was performed. Results: Twenty-three patients (16.9%) had diverticula, and five (3.7%) had colon cancer. Benign polyps were present in 57 patients (41.9%); 37 of these patients underwent endoscopic treatment, one underwent surgery (esophagectomy). Twenty-seven out of 32 patients (84.4%) who underwent histopathological studies had tubular adenoma. Significant associations were found between presence of colorectal lesions and body weight, body-mass index (p<0.001), Brinkman index (p<0.001), and the Sake index (p<0.05). Conclusion: Screening for colorectal lesions using total colonoscopy is important in patients with esophageal cancer, especially for those with a high body-mass index, and those who smoke or drink heavily. ER -