TY - JOUR
T1 - Colonoscopic screening and follow-up in patients with acromegaly
T2 - A multicenter study in Italy
AU - Terzolo, Massimo
AU - Reimondo, Giuseppe
AU - Gasperi, Maurizio
AU - Cozzi, Renato
AU - Pivonello, Rosario
AU - Vitale, Giovanni
AU - Scillitani, Alfredo
AU - Attanasio, Roberto
AU - Cecconi, Elisabetta
AU - Daffara, Fulvia
AU - Gaia, Ezio
AU - Martino, Ennio
AU - Lombardi, Gaetano
AU - Angeli, Alberto
AU - Colao, Annamaria
PY - 2005/1
Y1 - 2005/1
N2 - Acromegaly is an infrequent disease attributable to endogenous excess of GH and IGF-I. Human studies have associated the GH-IGF-I axis with the development of colorectal cancer; however, the question of whether colorectal cancer is a problem in acromegaly is currently unresolved. We performed a cross-sectional study to assess the risk of colonic neoplasia in patients with acromegaly. Colonoscopic screening was performed in 235 patients with acromegaly at five tertiary care hospitals in Italy between January 1, 1986, and December 31, 2001. A repeat colonoscopy was performed in 121 patients after a mean interval of 32.1 months. Colonoscopic findings in patients with acromegaly were compared with those of 233 patients with nonspecific abdominal complaints who were referred for endoscopy during the study period. A total of 85 patients (27.7%) and 36 controls (15.5%) had colonic neoplasia. In 55 patients (23.4%) and 34 control subjects (14.6%), the most important findings were adenomas (odds ratio, 1.7; range, 1.1-2.5), whereas 10 patients (4.3%) and two control subjects (0.9%) had carcinoma (odds ratio, 4.9; range, 1.1-22.4). The risk of colonic neoplasia was higher for younger patients with aeromegaly compared with age-matched controls. Patients with acromegaly with or without colonic neoplasia did not differ significantly for IGF-I levels or duration of disease. A neoplastic recurrence was found in 16.5% of patients who underwent follow-up; 90% of them had had a neoplasm removed at the first colonoscopy. Acromegaly carries with it a moderate, but definitive, increase in the risk of colonic neoplasia that occurs at a younger age than in the general population. Patients who are found to harbor a colonic neoplasia are at risk for recurrence.
AB - Acromegaly is an infrequent disease attributable to endogenous excess of GH and IGF-I. Human studies have associated the GH-IGF-I axis with the development of colorectal cancer; however, the question of whether colorectal cancer is a problem in acromegaly is currently unresolved. We performed a cross-sectional study to assess the risk of colonic neoplasia in patients with acromegaly. Colonoscopic screening was performed in 235 patients with acromegaly at five tertiary care hospitals in Italy between January 1, 1986, and December 31, 2001. A repeat colonoscopy was performed in 121 patients after a mean interval of 32.1 months. Colonoscopic findings in patients with acromegaly were compared with those of 233 patients with nonspecific abdominal complaints who were referred for endoscopy during the study period. A total of 85 patients (27.7%) and 36 controls (15.5%) had colonic neoplasia. In 55 patients (23.4%) and 34 control subjects (14.6%), the most important findings were adenomas (odds ratio, 1.7; range, 1.1-2.5), whereas 10 patients (4.3%) and two control subjects (0.9%) had carcinoma (odds ratio, 4.9; range, 1.1-22.4). The risk of colonic neoplasia was higher for younger patients with aeromegaly compared with age-matched controls. Patients with acromegaly with or without colonic neoplasia did not differ significantly for IGF-I levels or duration of disease. A neoplastic recurrence was found in 16.5% of patients who underwent follow-up; 90% of them had had a neoplasm removed at the first colonoscopy. Acromegaly carries with it a moderate, but definitive, increase in the risk of colonic neoplasia that occurs at a younger age than in the general population. Patients who are found to harbor a colonic neoplasia are at risk for recurrence.
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U2 - 10.1210/jc.2004-0240
DO - 10.1210/jc.2004-0240
M3 - Article
C2 - 15507515
AN - SCOPUS:19944428307
VL - 90
SP - 84
EP - 90
JO - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
JF - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
SN - 0021-972X
IS - 1
ER -