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3401101

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-9-6
pubmed:abstractText
Cutaneous skin tags (acrochordons) have recently been proposed as markers for adenomatous polyps of the colon among symptomatic patients referred for colonoscopy. To ascertain the utility of skin tags as a predictor of colonic polyps in a primary care setting, 492 patients, with a mean age of 58 +/- 13.3 years (241 with signs or symptoms and 251 for screening), were evaluated for the presence of skin tags and then examined using a 60-cm fiberoptic sigmoidoscope by an examiner "blinded" to the skin findings. Among patients with skin tags, 23 (10.2%) of 226 had polyps, whereas among patients without skin tags, 20 (7.5%) of 266 had polyps. The predictive value of the presence of a skin tag was 10.2%. Contrary to studies done in more selected populations with a higher prevalence of adenomatous polyps, the results using a 60-cm flexible sigmoidoscope in a primary care population suggest that cutaneous skin tags are not a marker for adenomatous polyps of the colon.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0003-9926
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
148
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1799-800
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Lack of association between skin tags and colon polyps in a primary care setting.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.