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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2013; 19(27): 4443-4444
Published online Jul 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i27.4443
Published online Jul 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i27.4443
Triple metachronous colon cancer
Hugh J Freeman, Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC VT 1W5, Canada
Author contributions: Freeman HJ contributed solely to this work.
Correspondence to: Hugh J Freeman, MD, FRCPC, FACP, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC VT 1W5, Canada. hugfree@shaw.ca
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Received: April 19, 2013
Revised: June 3, 2013
Accepted: June 19, 2013
Published online: July 21, 2013
Processing time: 92 Days and 12.4 Hours
Revised: June 3, 2013
Accepted: June 19, 2013
Published online: July 21, 2013
Processing time: 92 Days and 12.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Detection of increasing numbers of asymptomatic metachronous colon cancers may result from widening use of surveillance colonoscopy in patients with a previously treated early stage colon cancer.