Colonoscopy Guidelines Flashcards
Normal exam
10 years
1-2 small tubular adenomas (<10 mm)
7-10 years
> /= 3 adenomas or adenomas >/= 1 cm
3 years
Sessile serrated polyp (< 10 mm)
5 years
Sessile serrated polyp (>/= 1 cm)
3 years
High-grade dysplasia
3 years
Incomplete polypectomy
within 6 months
History of colorectal cancer
1 year, then 3 years, then 5 years
IBD with dysplasia
1-2 years depending on severity
Average-risk adults
age 45
Family history of CRC
age 40 or 10 years before relative’s age at diagnosis - repeat every 5 years
IBD
8-10 years after symptom onset - surveillance every 1-3 years
Lynch Syndrome
age 20-25 or 2-5 years younger than earliest CRC in family - repeat every 1-2 years
FAP
age 10-12 - annual surveillance
Peutz-Jeghers
age 8-10 then every 1-3 years