For patients with stage 1 malignant colorectal polyps, clinicians still ponder the best course of action—surgery or observation—after endoscopic resection of the lesions. Recent studies have not made the decision simpler.
“This question continues to generate significant controversy and variations in care,” said Brooks D. Cash, MD, the chief of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at the University of Texas Health Science Center, in Houston.
The worry, of course, is