Are the polyps and cancers of the colon different under and above 50 years of age? – Five years results of colonoscopy in our department

Introduction: Colon cancer is the second leading cause of death in our country. There have been lots of efforts done to start the screening in the population at 50 years of age. Aim: To compare the properties of polyps and cancers under and above the predetermined age of the screening. Methods: Conventional colonoscopy and polypectomy was performed in patients (pts) with suspected colon tumors. Patients: During the last five years we have performed 4914 colonoscopies. We had 1027 pts with polyps and 454 pts with colon cancer. Results: In 104 pts under 50 years (group I) we have found 159 polyps (the number of po…