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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 30.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Gastroenterol. 2015 Feb 3;110(2):223–263. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2014.435

Table 9.

Duodenal adenomatosis staging systema

Polyps 1 Point 2 Points 3 Points
Number <4 5–20 >20
Size 0–4 mm 5–10 mm >10
Histology Tubular Tubulovillous Villous
Dysplasia Mild Moderate Severe
Spigelman stage Total points Frequency of surveillance
Recommended duodenal surveillance frequencyb
0 0 Every 4 years
I ≤4 Every 2–3 years
II 5–6 Every 1–3 years
III 7–8 Every 6–12 months
IV 9–12 Expert surveillance every 3- 6 months
Surgical evaluation
Complete mucosectomy or duodenectomy or Whipple procedure if duodenal papilla is involved
a

Adapted from ref. (154).

b

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